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The word I was taught never
to mention in Australia is 'philosophy'. It turns Australians OFF. Fair enough.
I’d rather call it ‘attitude’, anyway, for when it comes down to the use of
animals, it’s people's attitude which is so deeply-set, and doing all the
damage. Perhaps for many people this particular philosophical attitude won't change.
But if it CAN be changed, then I think it becomes the seat of one's attitude to
a lot of things. But, don’t mention 'philosophy'. No one even knows what it
means. The very word looks scary!
Going vegan means a big
lifestyle change. It’s a practical every-day imprinting of a philosophy of
harmlessness. It’s based on ways of doing things non-violently, and that starts
by showing no violence to animals, and it feels 'kinda-right' in a powerful way.
When I was ‘going vegan’, I
was experimenting. Not at first to protest animal rights but in order to
experiment with the feeling of a new energy; something about a mixture of
feelings centred on hope, now at last being free of 'animal guilt'. I can only
think of it this way: the power of plant-based foods provides us with a more
exciting and effective energy. Perhaps it comes down to making the vital link
between self development and using solely plant foods.
By going vegan we might
discover our own potential, for jumping hurdles, for ‘making the effort’, in
the true spirit of experimenting. And it's not so much to do with diet as with
proving to ourselves that we don’t need outside help to confirm or stick with
this latest decision. Attitude covers it completely, and if you can handle the
idea of 'having a philosophy, 'then I think it flows directly from this more
sensitive attitude.
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