I am way too philosophical tonight.
I remember how my teacher told me that I should think outside the box. I am sure she had good intentions. That advice sounds like something that belongs on a bumper sticker. The advice is true enough. Yet, it does not take us anywhere.
I have spent my entire life living in my cozy little box. Everything is comfortable and perfectly blissful inside this little box of ignorance and self-deception. I like my box.
Once I took a momentary step outside the box and went vegan, everyone gets nervous and tells me to get back in it. Getting out of the box is not healthy or safe according to them. It is only an action of a mad man who has lost connection with this thing called reality.
Still, stepping outside of the box reminds me of Pandora's box. Once it is opened even once for a little bit, we become aware of pain and suffering. The only thing that remains is hope. Pandora is also similar to the creation story of Adam and Even. Once they had knowledge of good and evil, they could not go back to their state of blissful ignorance.
The issue with being vegan is not about having the intellectual fortitude to think creatively and differently. It is about having the guts and curiosity to think outside of the box in the first place.
I remember how my teacher told me that I should think outside the box. I am sure she had good intentions. That advice sounds like something that belongs on a bumper sticker. The advice is true enough. Yet, it does not take us anywhere.
I have spent my entire life living in my cozy little box. Everything is comfortable and perfectly blissful inside this little box of ignorance and self-deception. I like my box.
Once I took a momentary step outside the box and went vegan, everyone gets nervous and tells me to get back in it. Getting out of the box is not healthy or safe according to them. It is only an action of a mad man who has lost connection with this thing called reality.
Still, stepping outside of the box reminds me of Pandora's box. Once it is opened even once for a little bit, we become aware of pain and suffering. The only thing that remains is hope. Pandora is also similar to the creation story of Adam and Even. Once they had knowledge of good and evil, they could not go back to their state of blissful ignorance.
The issue with being vegan is not about having the intellectual fortitude to think creatively and differently. It is about having the guts and curiosity to think outside of the box in the first place.