I would state my journey, in a word, as 'powerful'. In the beginning, it was slightly hard to deal with my family because they were not familiar with this lifestyle. It took some time, but we managed, and I never lost my way. I first went vegan for the animals, but as time went on, I found out about the many ways it positively impacts our environment, our health etc. Going vegan felt like a huge weight being lifted from my chest. I physically made improvements, and everything got much better.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) inspired me to go vegan, particularly with their documentary 'The Horrors of the Dairy Industry'. I never really liked consuming animal products but was brainwashed by society into it. So, when I saw these documentaries and slaughterhouse footage, I became more and more disgusted and angered about how society is feeding us lies, and we are blindly accepting it. So, as I gradually got to know the facts, I felt stronger and could convince my parents to finally let me go vegan.
After turning vegan, I have been much healthier. I used to be very obese, but I lost some of that fat after going vegan, cutting down on bad cholesterol and unhealthy calories. Note that you can still get obese after going vegan, but not in my case because I reduced the consumption of excessive oils and other fatty foods.
I believe that the worst form of activism is not doing any activism. We should never get hyper whilst talking with a non-vegan about veganism. It's a very usual thing to happen, but unfortunately, it isn't the solution. The non-vegan will avoid the topic and continue consuming innocent animals. Instead, we should keep our calm, be patient (which I know is hard), and make them understand that their habits are badly affecting our home: Mother Nature.
Going vegan is not hard at all. It may seem like that because you are not familiar with that lifestyle, but you can save so many lives and resources once you go vegan! It's the best thing!
Going vegan is not hard at all. It may seem like that because you are not familiar with that lifestyle, but you can save so many lives and resources once you go vegan! It's the best thing!
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Hello everyone, I am Sohag Poddar, I am 13 years old. I am an animal rights activist and I love baking. It’s been more than 1.5 years being vegan.