I remember the day I told my mother about my decision of becoming a vegan. I still have this picture on my head of her expression when I told her that, and the first things that came out of her mouth were… Where are you getting your proteins? And, where are you getting your calcium? Trying to figure out where I’m going wrong and so on.
It’s not that I didn’t understand her. I knew what I was doing. And, even though her instincts probably wouldn’t have wavered from her initial reaction, after telling her I was a vegan, wouldn’t it have been more logical for her to offer me the plate of carrots she had brought over?
Unfortunately, because she loved all of the animals that had been injected and killed to provide her with life (for food), and because telling her that, would probably have triggered a anger response in her, we ended up having to talk for an hour. The anger, understandable, was not worth it to us. But, I guess we needed to know each other.
So, what do I do when someone asks me about the vegan diet?
It’s simple:
• Don’t go into the person’s kitchen and tell them that you are a vegan, unless you are ready to become that person.
• Don’t go into someone’s kitchen and tell them that you are a vegan, unless you are ready to become that person.
• Don’t go into someone’s kitchen and tell them that you are a vegan, unless you are ready to become that person.
I guess it’s safe to say that by the time we are done talking, everyone will be telling us our choices are theirs, and we’ll have no choice but to follow through.
Of course, if it’s a problem that needs help fixing, you see, that’s fine. So long as we are talking to each other, it’s fine, it really is none of the world’s business (although I hope it is).
Personally, I don’t think it’s right to judge.
I came across someone on the vegan forums who was eating a vegan diet and was telling other vegans that we needed to forget about all the inhumane treatment of animals, that we should be eliminating animal products from our diet completely.
Not surprisingly, there are ulterior motives lurking about here. This person probably doesn’t even know how to cook, or have a good understanding of veganism, and is using this as an excuse to be an ass. Are you kidding me?
There is going to be someone who eats out and takes multiple antibiotics because his leg got hurt. Obviously, we can’t judge people for that, but I think we should examine their intentions.
Someone who tells you that eating a vegan diet or doing research on veganism is an obsession and you’re going to have to go vegan just to survive is ignoring theamazon Athletic colabies… Are people really that obsessed with veganism? That’s what I thought.
The purpose of communication is to connect individuals; to help them realize that, “I’m doing good, I’m moving forward” is no lie. Not everything that one person sees as ‘bad’ is by definition ‘bad.’ We saw this raps in the rotten apple story.
It’s not all about individual choice. Whether you go vegan or not, you have to look at the larger picture. You have to participate in this Consciousness movement.
Now blink.
You don’t participate in Consciousness by participating in consumerism. You participate by waking up every morning to your Unitesick Being, beginning the day with a perfect state of inner knowing and conscious awareness.
Wake up aware of your intentions, state of mind, body feeling, thoughts, ideas, feelings, finest sensations, and deep emotions. Be aware of every minute of the day.
It has to be like that, being conscious of what you are doing; being conscious of what you say, thinking, talking about, worrying, suffering, doing and making choices, having intentions and dreaming about.
For companies like affects to be able to sleep at night, they need to have exhausted, mindless minds. When you are tired and drowsy, you say, “What’s the matter?” You can be doing a million different things at one time and sometimes circumstances will interfere, making you sleepy.
It’s not my place to tell people what to do. I can certainly help with finding a balance; letting go of things that don’t serve you, letting go of promises that you can’t keep, and being conscious about the condition of our body so we can sleep better at night.
It’s all about becoming aware and attending to the situation as it is.
