Becoming vegan was one of the best choices I’ve ever made in my life. And one of the worst because it’s shown me the harsh realities of human beings and the trauma we are capable of inflicting on other living beings. The ways we are destroying the earth we live on, the bodies we inhabit, and the lives of animals that simply want to be left alone launches me into periods of depression on a weekly basis. I'm lonely in my vegan journey. My loved ones don’t get it, my friends mock it, and acquaintances scoff at my choice to be vegan. It’s a simple choice that I make just 3 times a day: to leave animal products off my plate (and out of my lifestyle) and to instead fill my belly with delicious, life-giving food that benefits the planet, my body, and does no harm to animals. You would think people would be encouraging of the decision to fight against any and all forms of unjust pain, torture, and enslavement of animal species. But instead, people get mean. People get unreasonable. People get just plane rude. And to avoid a big argument, I let so, so many rude comments slide off my back. After all, if I am failing at loving the people in my life, even (especially) when they attack me for my beliefs, what good am I doing by attempting to love anything or anyone if I can’t even love those closest to me when we disagree. So I keep my mouth shut, fake a laugh when they crack lame jokes about vegans that don’t even make any sense, and carry on knowing how dumb my choices look in their eyes and how merciless and ignorant their choices look in mine.
I hate how passionate I am about this cause (and many other causes as well) because for me to not allow it to separate me from those with whom I disagree, I have to sit and shut up instead of fighting back with all too real statistics, philosophies, and video clips that prove veganism to be an excellent course of action for humankind. “Why not take a less aggressive route, instead?” you ask? Because no one listens. No one really wants to hear the repercussions of their actions. No one wants to have their lifestyles change, even if it’s for the better. Humans are creatures of habit, and creatures of excuses. And while I have yet to come across a SINGLE valid argument against veganism, I find that most people would rather turn a blind eye to reality and continue living an ignorant, harm-causing, unhealthy lifestyle. That, my friends, is painful.
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