Happy Midsummer and Summer Solstice, everyone!
Author: Maia
Midsummer without tasty faux meat :(
Yesterday, my sister and I went to the big mall in the next town, trying to buy ‘veef’ and ‘chichi’ for Midsummer. Sadly, they were all out. Some other vegans had beaten us to it. At least we were able to get some ‘cheese’. So now we have to go to some other stores to shop for the rest of the food we need…. :/
We usually wear our big backpacks when we go shopping. This time, two rude young girls started bothering us. They were sort of boxing my backpack while we were waiting to get on the bus. Later, my sister fell backwards, when she lost her footing when the bus started, and one of those girls got her backpack in her face. She started laughing and after that, she kept staring at us, like we were totally ridiculous. I hate people like that.
Eating meat…
“The meat industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars lying to the public … but no amount of false propaganda can sanitize meat. The facts are absolutely clear: Eating meat is bad for human health, catastrophic for the environment, and a living nightmare for animals.”
~ Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders
Big, old trees…
“Big old trees in large, connected, ecologically intact old-growth forests make the world go round.” – Dr. Glen Barry
Apathy…
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” – Plato
Sick society…
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” – Krishnamurti
Not a factory…
The world is not a factory and animals are not products for our use
~Arthur Schopenhauer
Cruelty, despair and – hope?
Sometimes when I read about the cruelty against animals in certain countries, where it’s even more common than in others, I’m horrified and saddened. I get so angry at these cruel thoughtless people. I wish there was something to be done about all this horror. Then again, I sometimes remember that there are a few people who spend their lives trying to save innocent animals in those particular countries and I’m filled with admiration for them. How can they survive doing what they do, knowing that it will never be enough, but they still find the strength to save the ones they can save? These people are worthy of our deepest respect and admiration.
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Quote by Joaquin Phoenix
“It takes NOTHING away from a human to be kind to an animal.”
-Joaquin Phoenix