Loss

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We’ve got to get used to losing if it’s a matter of losing-something-to-get-something-else. Whichever way it feels for us, we have to take on the world of loss.
For instance, what does it mean to lose friends? Or lose friends’ acceptance? (Two characteristically difficult losses for people who are moving towards becoming vegan). Perhaps the up-side is the loss of addiction, even loss of weight (if one is overweight). Whatever we lose, in order to make changes, at whatever level or cost or discomfort, the consequent change might be worth it. Anything’s better than inaction or doing something that lowers self respect.
There are a lot of ‘good causes’ to get involved with. This particular cause of Animal Rights will need very many people if the major job of liberating animals is to succeed.
Vegans want to get domesticated enslaved animals out of gaol … and rehabilitate them. We want them to have a life free from their slave masters. We believe they have a right to a life and, as with the issue of human slavery, it must be written into law for future generations. Some people will lose out, by no longer being able to exploit animals to make a living. But their loss is really their gain, since they won’t any longer have to ignore their compassionate feelings in order to make money.