Any current difficulties with being vegan -- such as having to decline cake at birthday parties, answering "Where do you get your protein" questions once a week, or knowing too much when you drive by cows grazing -- are society-imposed, not intrinsic.
It's profoundly more difficult to make excuses for inflicting avoidable violence on innocent beings, or to deny it, or to try and not think about the consequences of your actions, or to fend off your conscience. That wears on you, one way or another.
The difficulties in being vegan that one must endure for the time being are miniscule compared to the compassion generated, the suffering spared, the justice restored, and the peace of mind gained.
(Inspired by the previous post.)
16 January, 2008
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really good post :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteI also wrote a post about the "convenience/inconvenience myth" here:
http://www.not-quiteright.net/tvg/2008/03/convenienceinconvenience-myth.html