At ease with change

This may sound like a long journey for any one of us, let alone a whole species of us. But if everyone became fellow travellers, just imagine! In reality, however, it comes down to just one of us merely starting. If we START by making baby steps, or what the Japanese call ‘kaizen’, then at least we’re on the move.
To get there. To reach ‘it’. Surely it’s not about that. Nor is it about perfection, ‘enlightenment’ or taking spiritual paths, etc., all of which can become unnecessarily self-punitive. Whereas being vegan isn’t (despite appearances!).
It’s about being okay with the process of change and of being at ease with life being continual change. Revision, discovery, creativity - this sort of exploring helps to build character but more importantly it alerts the rebel in us and helps us ask the right questions. For instance, “why can’t I be bothered about the very things which most need bothering about?”
By starting with the most bothering case (namely the routine abuse of sensitive and sentient beings) vegans expand their sense of responsibility, but where does that lead?
We all know how to treat our nearest and dearest (with love & affection, etc.) but why stop there? There’s no reason to stop anywhere, humans, animals, environment, all of it. There’s no thing that doesn’t deserve our attention as they pass within range.