Thursday, January 17, 2013

Selfless or selfish


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When we Animal Rightists get serious about repair we like to think we’re doing something big for ourselves and something even bigger for the greater good (which in this case, of course, must include saving animals). To make this work effectively some self-discipline is needed, to purposely stand aside from the habitual and avoid certain foods which are sensually attractive to us but morally illegitimate.
            At first this seems like a massive sacrifice (automatically associated with discomfort). To get past this we obviously need a strongly based sense of intention. But once this first hurdle is overcome (once we’re established as vegans), we can look forward to the next level of enjoyment, towards more repair and more personal satisfaction.
Going vegan starts out as a selfless act, perhaps even the first new habit we’re truly proud of. As our efforts are rewarded, the initially selfless becomes so obviously self-benefiting that we forget that non-vegans cannot possibly see the personally beneficial side. They’ll only see the discomfort.  

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