‘Abdu’l-Bahá on Eating Meat

Shortly before leaving Denver, someone asked Him about eating meat. The Master noted that birds have beaks so they can pick up seeds, while goats and cows have teeth for eating grass. Carnivores have claws like forks and sharp teeth for eating meat. But man's food, He said, is not meat, for he has not been created with means to eat flesh. He added: "God has given him beauty of form and has created him blessed and not rapacious and bloodthirsty."

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