There are so many great things about going vegan, that I honestly don’t even know where to begin. It could be the health aspect, saving the environment, animal activism, religious views, or just because you want to follow a “Trend”.
I became vegan initially for health reasons. As I do most times when I’m interested in things, I research it to a bloody pulp until I fully understand something. Being an Anthropology Major, researching just comes naturally to me. On the other hand, this usually leads me getting lost in the research and falling down a rabbit hole.
This rabbit hole just so happened to be that of the agricultural industry. Holy crap, do we turn the cheek when the realities of food is thrown in our face. The amount of suffering is that like none other. Animals, such as our selves, do not desire to die. We all have a strong will to live. It comes naturally, survival is the key to life. If you survive, then you have succeeded.
After learning this, it solidified the fact that what I was doing, wasn’t just right for myself, but for the greater good of the planet and it’s other sentient beings.
I can now go to bed at night, knowing that nothing had to die for me to thrive on this planet.
