Towards vegan

Wednesday 12th May 2010

Being optimistic is such a positive attitude to nurture, but veganism needs a bit more than just attitude-change - it needs habit change, although why that shouldn’t be a pleasant experience I don’t know.
But realistically, going vegan isn’t a breeze. It’s a challenge, mainly on the food front, because it’s this habit change (concerning food choices) that poses the main difficulty for most people. It alters the course of our own lives quite dramatically but we also know that what we do now will have a massive impact on all our futures. In short, animal farming emits more greenhouse gas than all the cars and planes put together, so vegan food is not only good for animals and human health but also for the planet.
By moving towards veganism we can start to address the big questions, like the ethics of animal farming, slaughtering, laboratory vivisection, zoos, etc. By envisioning a world where none of this happens any more, great opportunities open up to us. It’s a truly spine tingling prospect. It’s almost like deja-vue, emboldening us to look back at our own futures and giving us the courage to finally take the plunge.