Myth # 28 : " But going vegan is so difficult ."
Myth # 28 : " But going vegan is so difficult ."
( also heard as “ But going vegan is just so inconvenient .”)
Once you get used to it ( which doesn ’ t take too long ), living as a vegan is actually quite easy . And this is especially true in the West , where vegan alternatives are becoming more & more prevalent every day . Besides , when it gets right down to it , you aren ’ t giving up anything by going vegan – you are simply leaving alone that which wasn ’ t yours to take in the first place .
In fact , contrary to popular belief , going vegan is not really a sacrifice at all – rather , it is an reawakening to the Self you ’ ve always been . Indeed , quite ironically , it is your non-vegan choices that are the real sacrifice – castrating your inherent sense of Compassion every time you callously look away from the suffering you are supporting ; forfeiting your ability to be authentically Kind every time you side with ease over ethics & every time you choose pleasure over principle .
Now , I will freely admit that there is a difference between those who note that veganism is easy and those who believe that veganism is hard – and that difference is this one : Those who say living vegan is easy are focused on the victims of the meat & dairy industry , while those who say going vegan is hard are focused on themselves .
And that , my Friends , is the true crux of the matter – the sudden comprehension that veganism is not about you having a clearer conscience ( though it will be ), or you being healthier & happier ( though you will be ), or you having a better life ( though you most certainly will ). Indeed , veganism is not about YOU at all … No , my Friends , veganism is about the animals – It is about their state of well-being – both the massive harm that they are currently enduring at our hands , as well as the Joy & Peace that they could one day know and that they most certainly deserve ... Veganism is about their right to freedom from torture . It is about their being recognized as conscious , equally worthy individuals – and then being treated with according gentleness & respect . It is about their cry for justice & mercy , and it is about us humans finally having both the humility and the courage to actively answer that call .
And once we wake up and see veganism from this equally valid and far more just perspective , we simultaneously understand that going vegan is not a limitation at all . We actually see it for what it truly is – an EXPANSION of our ability to LOVE ; a blossoming of our sense of Justice & Compassion ; a re-Awakening of the truly Caring people we once were ...
... and the truly Caring people we could all become again .
Current status of this Myth : Abrogated Justification it provides for eating animals : NONE
50