Magic

I like to think we can all drum up a bit of magic when we need to, something that transforms a mundane situation into something special. But if we don’t ‘do’ this magic with enough aplomb, then it’s as if we’re messing about with something we’re really rather afraid of. A half hearted approach to magic, as when we’re trying to change our eating habits, is like climbing a mountain with one hand tied behind our back. There’s no balance and too much danger and punishment. If we fear change is it because we deny the wonderful things that can come to us by way of magic?
It’s the philosophy behind veganism that’s adds the magic, the perspective, the oomph of protecting the unprotectable. It changes the unchangeable.
Take anything big in life, big decisions we make, like having our own kids or buying our own car or learning a whole new skill - it transforms our life. Humans are forever transforming. It’s what we do best. Let’s not call it “magic”, but it doesn’t really matter what it’s called, it helps us adapt to the new and lets new things impact on us. Magic carries us into a whole new world of possibilities.
Humans are creative right down to our toes. We are inventors, ever adapting old attitudes to fit new ideas … and of course, unfortunately the brainy ones take things too far and become exploiters. They use magic to enrich themselves.
What veganism stresses is that we stop being exploitative and start being inventive - we adapt to new ways of seeing things - we see animals as sacred beings rather than slaves.
All that’s needed here is a mere change of one tiny habit. Actually, to be truthful, it’s not tiny at all, especially not when in its preconceived form anyway. It’s BIG. I write it in capitals to show I’m being honest about it. ‘It’ being a regular, routine habit performed many times a day which, if changed, lets us transform our routines in a big way. Does this sort of change sound daunting? Maybe, but the magic of ‘it’ is in the challenge and in the magic comes the bravery we need to get stuck into that challenge.