Numinous News 003: Why I walk the Vegan Way

Here is a (relatively) short video I made in 2017 explaining what got me to finally Go Vegan (back in 2013), and what I think veganism must very soon come to mean for both humanity and the world ...Show more

P.s. And hereafter are a few relatively concise words for anyone who feels that this video is in any way impolite or "rude" ... Peace.

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EXPLAINING APPARENT RUDENESS

My dear Friends, I have an explanation to offer ...

I totally get it when you who are non-vegans get a little irritated with me over my pro-animal posts & animal rights communiques. After all, I certainly don't particularly like it either when other folks illuminate my own inconsistencies & moral weaknesses ... I am thankful for those "rude awakenings" after the fact, of course -- after I have had the humility to see my own failings therein and the courage make the necessary shifts in my behavior -- and yet the act of awakening itself is admittedly never a comfortable one.

That having been said, it is not an accurate reflection to claim that I am "pushing my beliefs" on anyone when I do so -- not in my daily life, not in my everyday conversations, and certainly not here or on Facebook. I have chosen to live a life that fully & completely respect the rights of others -- ALL others. I live this life openly and, when asked, I champion it passionately. That is not forcing anything on anyone ... I never get up in anyone's face (knowing that it would be fully counterproductive to do so) and I never condemn anyone as a person (even though I most certainly do "condemn" all choices that are cruel &/or unjust).

Indeed, the truth of the matter is that vegans do not push beliefs on others at all. That farmed animals are confined and abused is not a belief – it is a fact. That it is completely unnecessary for humans to eat animal products to live longer & healthier lives is not a belief – it is a fact. And that non-vegans paying for animal products directly prolongs the massive suffering & insane injustice of the meat & dairy industry is not a belief – it is a fact as well.

In conclusion, then, my pro-animal/anti-cruelty posts are not telling you what to eat, my Friends. They are only illuminating what you are already eating … They are not telling you what to support. They are merely informing you what you are already supporting … And they are not telling you what to do. They are simply reminding you of what you are already doing. As such, if you are one of those non-vegans telling us to stop pushing our beliefs on you, it seems to me that you are simply confused as to who is really pushing whom.

We are part of one large Family -- a Family that includes our animal cousins alongside our human ones. If someone were confining &/or abusing &/or murdering your family members or your classmates or your co-workers, I am almost certain that you would stand up and do something to stop them. As such, I think you understand quite well that me factually and non-judgmentally illuminating your actions that are confining & abusing & murdering our other, equally worthy Family members is not rude at all ... It is actually Kind. It is Kind to you, that you might one day soon repair the harsh discord that exists between your actions and your values; and it is Kind to the animals, who will then no longer suffer therefrom.

Thanks for allowing me to clarify this extremely important matter.

Peace to ALL ... S

"Going vegan is about seeking and facing the truth in a world of lies. Going vegan is about you reclaiming your power to minimize your contribution to unnecessary suffering. There is nothing that feels better than being empowered to live a life in alignment with your values and beliefs, that also contributes to the healing of our environmental and spiritual crises. And in the end, what more is there to living a happy life than feeling good about the life you’re living?

We may not always be able to cross the fences and save the animals pleading for our help, but the least we can do is hold ourselves accountable for how much or how little we perpetuate an archaic system of violence." ~ Doorae Sunrise Shin