Grasping the nettle

It’s not as if we don’t realise the connections between our own actions and eventual consequences, but we stand transfixed like a rabbit in the car’s headlights. We know we are going to have to change (should change) but we’re immobilised by the expectations of family, friends and society. There’s pressure to accept things the way they are and to succeed within the framework of today’s standards. And then there’s our own belief that whatever we try to do we can’t alter the course of events anyway - our institutions and attitudes are too set in concrete. And there are so many serious things going wrong. We live in a world where millions of children die needlessly and millions of animals are killed shamelessly. And we continue on about our daily business as if nothing bad is happening. It’s almost as if we dare not think about the psychological impact this could be having on us. Our leaders show no leadership either. They’re probably as nonplussed as we are.
So, it comes down to two things: one - the need to believe in our own power to change our attitudes and two - that our own changes can set off a chain reaction. It just depends on believing in these two propositions, and grasping the nettle, by first becoming vegan and then going on from there.