I don’t want to be a bystander.
I want to be the change I long to see in this world.
I am not stupid or naive about these things. I know I can’t change the world. But this does not mean I’m not going to try.
As much as I want to grab every single person individually and say STOP for a second. LOOK for a minute and SEE what I see and UNDERSTAND why this is so horrible so wrong and so unnecessary.....
I know I physically can’t do that.....or can I ??
The reality is ugly. The truth of the matter is not nice. Old Mac Donald left the farm and it became a factory, processing 9 billion + animals a year to feed an ever growing society with an obesity epidemic.
It’s not what the animal is...it’s our perception of what we think the animal to be...pet, companion, friend or food, a commodity.
It’s my little voice in my little corner trying to shout out loud to be heard surpassing the McDonalds on every corner, the KFC commercials, the ‘got milk’ campaign , the high fashion fur industry advertising....Everywhere we look and everything we hear tells us to buy more, eat more, use more....
And then there is my little voice....
It’s me getting shot down, told to be quiet, told to stop being offensive, branded as a radical or angry vegan ....blah blah blah....
My little voice.....
At the end of the day my little voice cannot tell you what to think and my opinion doesn’t matter. And NO my intent is not to force my opinion down on anyone.
But if I can inspire people to just question their own ideas and their own perceptions, maybe start to think for themselves and seek out information without prejudice and maybe be brave enough to stand as an individual then that is a start........
I want to be the change I long to see in this world.
I am not stupid or naive about these things. I know I can’t change the world. But this does not mean I’m not going to try.
As much as I want to grab every single person individually and say STOP for a second. LOOK for a minute and SEE what I see and UNDERSTAND why this is so horrible so wrong and so unnecessary.....
I know I physically can’t do that.....or can I ??
The reality is ugly. The truth of the matter is not nice. Old Mac Donald left the farm and it became a factory, processing 9 billion + animals a year to feed an ever growing society with an obesity epidemic.
It’s not what the animal is...it’s our perception of what we think the animal to be...pet, companion, friend or food, a commodity.
It’s my little voice in my little corner trying to shout out loud to be heard surpassing the McDonalds on every corner, the KFC commercials, the ‘got milk’ campaign , the high fashion fur industry advertising....Everywhere we look and everything we hear tells us to buy more, eat more, use more....
And then there is my little voice....
It’s me getting shot down, told to be quiet, told to stop being offensive, branded as a radical or angry vegan ....blah blah blah....
My little voice.....
At the end of the day my little voice cannot tell you what to think and my opinion doesn’t matter. And NO my intent is not to force my opinion down on anyone.
But if I can inspire people to just question their own ideas and their own perceptions, maybe start to think for themselves and seek out information without prejudice and maybe be brave enough to stand as an individual then that is a start........
Love this post, I feel your pain and your desires!
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