Vegit-8
02-16-2003, 01:22 PM
Hello.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: I was conflicted - resolved conflict by stopping eating other animals - became ill - ate better and changed lifestyle - now healthy, passionate vegan who won't shut-up.
P.B.W.Y.
LONG WINDED VERSION:
Letmeseenow.....I was one of those kids who was totally conflicted about eating things with eyes (other than potatoes).
I managed to supress my concerns for many years through the brilliant use of clever rationalizations. I fought back against my inner knowing, and although I was ever compassionate with living creatures, somehow I was quite able to eat dead ones.
Of course I was inevitably going to fail to maintain this hypocracy and slowly the walls of intellect-contrived protection wore down and I had to resolve my inherent love for living beings with my desire to eat them.
With the illumination of individuals such as John Robbins and some patient friends, I moved towards the veggie way. I transitioned away from mammal flesh through to virtual vegan over a period of years.
I came to a place where I was the classic junk food vegetarian when I came down with a life destroying illness. It took me many years before I came to realize that my health was a product of my choices in life and that my diet was a foundational choice.
I then became very interested in making food choices that were going to support my health as well as infringing as little as possible on the lives of other animals.
Today, and for the past eight years, I have enjoyed remarkable health and vitality. I have always loved life, and now I live it with such joy, energy, and passion that I just have to share what I have learned with anyone who is interested.
Peace be with you.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: I was conflicted - resolved conflict by stopping eating other animals - became ill - ate better and changed lifestyle - now healthy, passionate vegan who won't shut-up.
P.B.W.Y.
LONG WINDED VERSION:
Letmeseenow.....I was one of those kids who was totally conflicted about eating things with eyes (other than potatoes).
I managed to supress my concerns for many years through the brilliant use of clever rationalizations. I fought back against my inner knowing, and although I was ever compassionate with living creatures, somehow I was quite able to eat dead ones.
Of course I was inevitably going to fail to maintain this hypocracy and slowly the walls of intellect-contrived protection wore down and I had to resolve my inherent love for living beings with my desire to eat them.
With the illumination of individuals such as John Robbins and some patient friends, I moved towards the veggie way. I transitioned away from mammal flesh through to virtual vegan over a period of years.
I came to a place where I was the classic junk food vegetarian when I came down with a life destroying illness. It took me many years before I came to realize that my health was a product of my choices in life and that my diet was a foundational choice.
I then became very interested in making food choices that were going to support my health as well as infringing as little as possible on the lives of other animals.
Today, and for the past eight years, I have enjoyed remarkable health and vitality. I have always loved life, and now I live it with such joy, energy, and passion that I just have to share what I have learned with anyone who is interested.
Peace be with you.