Monthly Archives: August 2010
Stop thinking, and end your problems. What difference between yes and no? What difference between success and failure? Must you value what others value, avoid what others avoid? How ridiculous! Other people are excited, as though they were at a parade. I alone don’t care, I alone am expressionless, like an infant before it can smile. Other people have what they need; I alone possess nothing. I alone drift about, like someone without a home. I am like an idiot, my mind is so empty. Other people are bright; I alone am dark. Other people are sharper; I alone am dull. Other people have a purpose; I alone don’t know. I drift like a wave on the ocean, I blow as aimless as the wind. I am different from ordinary people. I drink from the Great Mother’s… Read more
Why Am I Vegan?
People seem to be asking me a lot recently why I am vegan. This is likely because I have recently been around people socially a lot more than I have in a very long time. My problem is that I have no idea how to answer that question. I know what my reasons are, but I am also pretty sure that no one actually wants to hear them. I am particularly sure of that when I am asked during a meal why I am vegan. Since I have no desire to cause a scene or freak anyone out, I never know what to say. You see, at this point, asking me why I am vegan is like asking someone why they are Muslim or Hindu or Feminist. It is such a part of my ethical and moral DNA that it is almost offensive to be asked. For me, being vegan means doing all that I can to make sure that other animals (human animals included) do not suffer because of my arbitrary choices. It means reveling in being able to, in great degree, live my life without causing suffering to my fellow creatures. On the other hand, it is also… Read more