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稍早看到一篇文章，調查英國兩千多名肉食者為何不願意嘗試吃素，其中超過四分之一的人的回答是：因為他們生命中曾經遇過態度很差、咄咄逼人的素食者，讓他們對素食起了反感。
稍早看到一篇文章，調查英國兩千多名肉食者為何不願意嘗試吃素，其中超過四分之一的人的回答是：因為他們生命中曾經遇過態度很差、咄咄逼人的素食者，讓他們對素食起了反感。
當然，這份調查人數取樣不大，也不能當成重要參考，可是我想其中是有些道理在的。沒有人喜歡被指著鼻子批判，更重要的是，也沒有人是完美的。
即使吃素對動物的傷害減到了最低，但生活中使用任何塑膠製品，難道不會對環境造成破壞？開車、坐飛機，沒有碳排放？買衣服或任何生活用品，我們完全知道生產過程中沒有人被剝削？手機、電腦裡頭用的金屬材料，是怎麼來的？連我們平時過的橋、搭的地鐵，搭建過程中很可能都有工人因此犧牲生命。即使我們外在世界中所使用的一切物質都是人道生產、不會造成任何傷害的，我們內心是否無時無刻存著愛、感激與和平，從不散發出憤怒、沮喪、批判等能量，也不以暴力的方式和他人溝通呢？
我們只能盡可能懷抱善意，將自己外在與內在所造成的衝擊減到最低，並且以開放的心胸去和別人分享我們所關注的議題，但是要做到完美，或許是不太可能的。而正因為知道了這一點，讓我們能夠隨時保持著謙遜、學習的態度。
素食十年了，我親身體驗過，看到動物受苦而身邊的人卻毫不在意，真的很讓人傷心。但這種時候，我們只能記得自己的初衷，記得自己是為了帶來和平與愛，而不是紛爭與歧異。素食不是小我用來感覺自我良好的工具，而是每個人在成為更好的自己、回歸本然時的一個重要步驟。而我之所以在這裡分享，當然不是因為我自己做得很完美，而是我雖然知道自己還沒做到最好，但卻也能理解每個人都有自己的功課和時間點。與其用負面力量去批判、指責他人，謹在此邀請所有的朋友一起用正面力量去啟發、幫助眾生。💚
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Earlier today I read an article about a survey with more than 2,000 meat-eaters in the UK about why they don't want to try going vegan/vegetarian. More than 1/4 of the respondents said it's because they've met aggressive vegans/vegetarians in their lives that put them off. Of course the sample is small and I'm not saying the survey is 100% accurate, but I do see some truth in it.
No one likes to be criticized, nor is everyone perfect. Even if we as vegans try to minimize the harm we cause to the animals, what about all the plastic products we use? Aren't they harming the environment? What about the cars and planes we take and their emissions? What about the metals necessary to produce our iPhones and laptops? How are they extracted without causing any negative impact to anyone? Even the roads we walk on and the subway we take require the sacrifice of workers to build them. And even if everything we use externally is humanely-produced and ethical, are we peaceful, loving and grateful at all times, not releasing any anger, frustration or judgment to the energy field? Do we always communicate with others in a non-violent way?
The only thing we can do is to try our best to be kind and loving, and share with others the issues we care about with an open heart. It's almost impossible to be "perfect." However, knowing that, it actually enables us to keep a humble attitude to keep learning and evolving.
For the past ten years, I've experienced how heartbreaking it is to see animals suffer on a daily basis while people around you just don't care. And that's when I remind myself of my purpose - I'm here to bring peace and love, not conflicts or separation. Veganism isn't a tool for the ego to feel good about itself. It's an important step for anyone who wishes to grow and be a better version of themselves. And by sharing this, I'm not saying I'm perfect. The exact opposite is true - I know I'm not perfect, and I'm fine with others not being perfect because I know everyone has different things to learn in life. May we all inspire with positivity, and stop fighting or judging with negativity. 💚
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