U-Natalie Portman ubelokhu edla imifino isikhathi eside kodwa washintshela ekudleni kwe-vegan ngo-2009 ngemva kokufunda i-Eating Animals ka-Jonathan Safran Foer. Ehlola imithelela yezemvelo, ezomnotho nenhlalo yokufuywa kwezilwane, umlingisi uphinde waba umdidiyeli, odalwe kusukela kule ncwadi. Ngesikhathi ekhulelwe, wanquma ukufaka imikhiqizo yezilwane ekudleni kwakhe, kodwa kamuva wabuyela endleleni yokuphila ye-vegan.
kusho umlingisi.
U-Portman uvakashele ihhovisi laseNew York lokushicilelwa kwabezindaba i-PopSugar ukuze aqophe ividiyo emfushane nezimpendulo ezicacile zemibuzo ethandwa kakhulu ehlukumeza amakhanda ama-omnivores (hhayi kuphela) abantu.
"Abantu bebelokhu bedla inyama kusukela kudala..."
Hhayi-ke, abantu benza izinto eziningi ezinsukwini zakudala esingasazenzi. Ngokwesibonelo, babehlala emigedeni.
"Ungathandana nama-vegan kuphela?"
Hhayi! Umyeni wami akalona nhlobo i-vegan, udla yonke into futhi ngimbona nsuku zonke.
"Ngabe izingane zakho nomndeni wonke kuzofanele badle i-vegan?"
Hhayi! Wonke umuntu kumelwe azinqumele. Sonke singabantu abakhululekile.
Ama-Vegans adla ukutshela wonke umuntu ukuthi angama-vegan.
Angiqondi ukuthi kusho ukuthini. Abantu banamahloni, bayakhetha, kunzima ukuthi babhekane nakho. Ngicabanga ukuthi abantu bashintshe indlela abadla ngayo noma kufanele bashintshe indlela abadla ngayo ngoba banendaba ngempela.
“Bengifuna ukukumemela ephathini yami ye-BBQ, kodwa kuzoba nenyama.”
Lokhu kuhle! Ngithanda ukuhlala nabantu abadla abakufunayo ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu kufanele azenzele izinqumo!
“Angisoze ngadla inyama. Ngazama i-tofu kanye futhi ngayizonda. "
Bheka, ngicabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu kufanele azilalele, kodwa kunezinketho eziningi ezimnandi laphaya! Futhi kukhona izinto ezintsha ezizayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kufanele uzame i-Impossible Burger*, nakuba inama-steaks, kodwa ngiyincoma kakhulu. Ngingumlandeli wakhe!
“Umuntu angakwazi kanjani ukuba yi-vegan? Akubizi yini lokho kuhlanya?”
Eqinisweni, irayisi nobhontshisi yizinto ezibiza kakhulu ongazithenga, kodwa ziwukudla okumnandi nokunempilo kunawo wonke. Nemifino eyengeziwe, amafutha, i-pasta.
“Ukube ubuvaleleke esiqhingini esiwugwadule futhi ukudla kwakho kuphela kwakuyisilwane, ubungakudla?”
Isimo esingalindelekile, kodwa uma bekufanele ngisindise impilo yami noma yomunye umuntu, ngicabanga ukuthi bekuzofaneleka. Futhi, emangalisayo.
“Awuzidabukela izitshalo? Ngokomthetho, nazo ziyizidalwa eziphilayo, futhi uyazidla.”
Angicabangi ukuthi izitshalo zizwa ubuhlungu. Lokhu ngokwazi kwami.