Thich Nhat Hanh Argument

ENGL 96
15 May 2013
No effective recommendation of eating mindful from Thich Nhat Hanh In The World We Have, Thich Nhat Hanh suggests having a mindful diet, such as consuming less or being a vegetarian, will save many hungry people in the world and can improve our environment of the earth (23). He claims that because of the unmindful consumption, the earth has a bad situation now and may continue if we don’t make a change. Then he advocates us to eat mindfully, and practice the “Four Kinds of Nutriments” so that we can limit our unlimited consumptions. In his point of view, we are eating and destroying the earth by ourselves because eating meat from animals can create many bad influences in climate change, global warming and even greenhouse gases (25). He deeply believes that by cutting down the meat of our meal or even being a vegetarian will finally solve the hungry problems in other countries and save the environment of our planet. For many people,
I’m interested in this recommendation because it’s an argumentative recommendation which raises a controversy and my deeply thinking about whether it can be done or not. It seems to be an irresistible trend for people who care about environment and recycle; they try to cut down the times of eating meat from animals and save water at the same time. In addition, the obesity rates also goes up year by year and that’s why many nutritionist and doctors advise people eating more natural food rather than animals’ meat. From the point of view of nutrition, it’s a good question to be discussed too. And since modern people pay more attention to a healthy diet, the trend of eating less meat is also becoming an upward tendency. Some people indeed think they can gain enough from vegetables and fruits. I think for this recommendation, people should consider both pros and cons in order to get a comprehensive