Adopting a vegan diet (i still wear leather boots
has forced me into a rapid period of personal growth. I seem to be having trouble organizing and prioritizing my thoughts and ideas.
and I dont think I am explaining them well.
I posted a blog explaining what I have learned so far from veganism and it has garnered negative reactions from typical people - those who eat meat, those who are practical or conservative in thinking. they are friends who feel free to express their opinion, but I did not expect being viewed as crazy, so to speak. But now that you are aware of this negative reaction, you can look for reasons that would cause this reaction in my blog entry.
apparently the issue of contention is cruelty and life.
let me explain...
a vegan who proudly denies meat while ignoring the sacrifice a plant made to be in their salad i object. stopping an ethical line of thought at that which does not have a mind i object. that is what the blog is about - the irony of a vegan. this is why veganism is a social artifact because it responds to a social condition (animal rights) and stops short at all life. i argue that vegans should look beyond social and economic schemes into a deeper understanding of life, spirituality and ecology.
a person who gives prayer, blessings or "thanks" before eating a variety of food i respect because that action is an acknowledgment of life and sacrifice.
i am trying so hard to clarify my position! i hope the above helps. below is my line of thinking:
humans respect humans
vegans respect what has mind.
(blank) respects all life forms.
i feel i need to go beyond where veganism stops short.
here is the blog entry:
Wide Awake: Veganism Open Eyes at JoeGoldfarb.com
do i need to look into native american culture on how to resolve the sacrifice of life? (i am aware they eat meat. however, their spirituality seems to resolve or get around the problem of morality and cruelty inherent to eating.)
Is Jainism the answer? (they do not eat bulbs, tubers, roots or any other part of a plant that results in the death of a plant. they also do not eat animals. 4+million adherents in India. Veganism is not the logical end of vegetarianism -- it's Jainism. Veganism, a lifestyle, is a response to consumerism. because of this, that lifestyle seems shallow to me. Claiming that vegetarianism has been practiced for thousand of years is true, but because of a religion it exists.)
i am not trying to answer my own question, just throwing some directions to take.
thank you for helping a searching man lol
thank you for taking your time to read this.
just searching for a deeper meaning
