On Being Vegan: The Difficulties Lie Elsewhere

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Being vegan, at least for me, involves a lot of careful thought. Not about how to be vegan, but about the assumptions that are made around such “being.”

Here are some things I know… I’d like to call them “what I know for sure,” but seeing as this is an opinion piece, I wouldn’t want to be called bossy or anything.

(Who am I kidding? Call me bossy. I don’t care. Here is what I know for sure.)

• Veganism is not about perfection.

• Caring about this cause does not mean not caring about other causes.

• Doing the best you can does not always mean solving every problem.

• Getting it right doesn’t mean you’ll never get it wrong.

• Just because I’m vegan doesn’t mean I have all the answers.

• I don’t automatically think I’m better than you or anyone else.

• Eating animals isn’t a personal choice unless someone else’s rights aren’t involved.

• You may think there are much more important things going on in the world. You may think that because you’ve been brainwashed.

• I’ve been brainwashed, too. Been there, done that. It’s never too late to wake up.

Being vegan is the easy part. The difficulties lie everywhere else.