Roy Hobbs has lived quite a life. At 103 years of age, he can look back on that life and all of the things he appreciates about it. He can also consider the things that he regrets. You see, Roy has never eaten any sausages, bacon or chicken in his life. The only time he did eat meat was a fried breakfast one time in his life and he admits it was delicious!
He attributes his long life and being over a century old to exercise and extreme self-control when it comes to his desire for meat. Even though that is the case, he does regret the fact that he avoided meat. He even had a few close calls, so to speak, and the way that he describes them is rather interesting.
“Many times I’ve been tempted. One time in Birmingham train station I actually bought a burger and raised it to my salivating mouth, but never took a bite.
“Only once, while staying in a corporate hotel for work, did I succumb to a frantic bout of pleasure with a full breakfast buffet. I had fourteen sausages. Afterwards I lay on my bed for two and a half hours, sweaty but elated.”
Despite living to an impressive age, Roy still looks back to his choice of being a vegetarian with a sense of regret. In fact, he says that he would love to eat a steak but now it’s too late, because he doesn’t have any teeth.
“If I could I would appear to my younger self as an apparition and say ‘eat burgers, and meat pies too’. But in a deep ghost-y voice so that it sounded convincing.”
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