1185:
Big changes may come fast,
but I doubt it, not when it comes to food-beliefs and animal-rights. Anyway,
pessimistically, hypothetically, what if it isn’t quick? And if it’s going
to be slow, then we might have to be ready for a slow crawl through decades
rather than years. I also suspect mass
change won’t happen by us trying to persuade people to change their
innermost nature, but we can try, and we must try. Since the cause is entirely
noble, any contribution, by any of us, can’t possibly be futile. Everything we
do relates to a better future and the greater good.
The Greater Good, an aim in
and of itself, but it’s for the long-term. It’s as if we’re of most value if we
work ‘alongside’ the as-yet-unborn. And keep our eyes on the bigger picture.
And always act like a river, influencing change by way of continuous and
consistent attrition. It’s not unlike a fashion-change. Attitudes rather than
in the form of clothing. A fashion of
softness which we, individually, especially people of my vintage, may never get
to see. But, here and now we can plan for it.
Even though we die before anything significant happens, it’s no longer
about my satisfaction but a much more significant satisfaction - that of
experiencing from and contributing to the optimistic core. From that core
repair happens, and from that core there’s a personal element, a thrill of
future as food for our present.
But while optimism is
important, it’s not the optimism we ‘spout’ but the optimism we feel
privately that counts . This might sound touchy-feely, but motivation is
sparked by optimism. And we all need to know what we’ve got in the
motivation-bank. If optimism pulses through our veins, then one thing is assured
- we’ll always have enough motivational oomph for what we want to do.
I hope mine won’t run out.
But how can it, when it’s about foundations stones? Like a bricklayer whose
each brick is laid for the future, so is it too with vegans of today, who see
ahead to the ‘up-ahead-times’.
This strong movement-to-come,
what is loosely called The Animal
Rights Movement, will probably mature at the most propitious time, but only
if today’s solid stones are laid. Early on. In preparation.
But to be frank, motivationally-speaking,
this sounds like featureless work. “Where’s my motivation and energy to
come from? I may badly want to help the animals, but that’s not the same
as wanting to work for the liberation of animals.”
[From the animals’
perspective, that’s probably what they’re working on, at this very minute; ways
of getting us humans to be very, and urgently, energetic on their behalf; for
their eventual liberation]
Work, voluntary work, why?
For me it’s not done out of duty, compassion or empathy. It’s done out of
interest. The fascination in what’s happening, right now. The challenge of the subject.
Sadly, for the non-idealist,
the focus is on extracting personal pleasure from life. They might be loving
and kind people, but they dare not think for themselves on this issue.
Fear of lifestyle-change is an horrendous prospect for most people. But they
may be kind people, and even kind enough to accommodate people like me or you.
They’re cool about us being different. They’re even cool if we want to
talk about animals, although not best pleased.
However, in general, they’d
be happier if we moved to another planet. Of course they’d miss us for a while
(and it’s nothing personal) and they’d feel lots of guilt (but they’d be fairly
used to that feeling already, since it’s a chronic condition for many
omnivores). But, one BIG advantage -
they’d no longer have to listen to us making them feel profoundly
uncomfortable.
Isn’t there a planet called
Vega that would have them?
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