Meat Balls

[Ingrid]

So ok, I'll prepare and eat meat balls tomorrow.

I used to make them with gloves on because I couldn't stand the idea of meat on my skin, under my nails - it disgusted me. And with that I had a disgust for animals - no, for dead animals. Strange - me 'loving' animals so much and at the same time feeling so disgusted by their dead substance, hmmm
Is it not disgust for death also?
Anyway I will prepare the meat with my bear hands, feel the structure, smell it. I sure hope I don't have to puke.
I will direct myself to being one and equal with this meat - me touching me, smelling me. Me baking me. And later on: me eating me.

[Ingrid]

hahaha Ann, please keep me posted on the corps disection - should be quit an experience I guess:)

Yes, I did see dead bodies before, my parents and 2x a baby - and it is (a bit) shocking indeed to see the person is not in it anymore. It can be frightening, especially when you're afraid of death - it confronts you with that you are not your body.
About the meat eating - well I'll see how it goes, but I will do some sf on the disgust etc - I am curious what it is, what do I define as 'disgusting' in it?
Maybe the idea of eating corpses?

[Ann]

Cool post, I was thinking bout that to earlier. The meat is just the animals flesh, the body of the animal. it is not disgusting, yet we may claim it to be.
Personally I do not find it digusting to see it. I do find it sometimes frustrating to see people buy it and consume it.
Maybe it can be linked to disgust for death indeed. Did you ever see a dead body?

I am facing this in the work I do for school now. Saw a dead man, and maybe I will see a disection of a dead person later. I wonder how I will react to seeing a full dead corpse being slashed open. I dont know now how I will handle that, if it will disgust me or not...
Some years ago I saw my dad uncle in a coffin and I was not disgusted but it was strange. i did not recognize it. He really left...I saw that. I did feel abit shocked back then.

So yes, do not picture any gore pictures in your head while preparing and cooking the meat, do not picture and imagine. Just see: there is meat, now I prepare it, now I eat it. It is what it is and nothing more.