Well of course as I thought the party went off without a hitch on New Year's Eve, and as far as I could tell everyone had a great time. There was lots of vegan snack food to be had all around, including my delicious hummus, which Lisa thought was great and of course which I liked. But, Kim thought it had too much garlic (Sorry Kim!). Anyway, Jack & I spent the night at Lisa's of course, since it's 2 hours and 15 minutes from my house, and the next morning she made us an awesome, delicious breakfast of pancakes, tofu scramble, and seasoned potatoes. But what I really wanted to write about today was just about how awesome Lisa really is as an activist and as a person. No matter where we are or what we are doing, she never forgets the animals: She is always thinking about them. And, she never misses an opportunity to educate others, or to put herself in a situation that may not necessarily be comfortable for her. And I truly love her for that. Watching her in action, I find myself jealous and wishing that I were the kind of activist that she is. When we were in the Whole Food Market yesterday, there was actually a lady there in a full-length, neck-to-ankle, mink coat. Anytime Lisa sees someone in a fur coat, or with fur trim on his/her collar, she will immediately make a beeline for that person and ask them if they are aware of the immense suffering that the animals go through in order to provide them with that fur. And yesterday was no exception: She walked right up to the woman, who I'm sure in her mind she knew was not going to be overly receptive to her message, and confronted her about the cruelty involved in the making of said coat. She made the woman aware of what happens to the animals, to which the woman replied: "Yes, I'm aware of what happens to them, and I'm entitled to it (the coat) if I choose to wear it." Of course Lisa then replied, "No, you're not entitled to it at all." I was so proud of her. She marched right in, thinking only of the animals, and never once worrying about herself. I've also seen her do this to women who are with their boyfriends, men who are bigger and much stronger than Lisa is herself. It doesn't matter to her: She really and truly thinks of the animals first and of alleviating their suffering in any way that she can. I only pray that I can continue to be more and more like her, and to let my passion for saving the animals' lives override my fear of the unknown, as she does. She is truly a model activist.
On a side note, it is absolutely insane to me that there are people in this world who have the attitude that the fur-wearing woman had: That they are "entitled" to things, no matter what the cost, just because they are walking around on the planet. Who in the hell "entitled" anyone to anything? That's exactly what's wrong with a lot of people today: They believe that they should be able to get anything they want, no matter what it does to someone else. It's so disgusting that there are people who think that they are entitled to wear skins on their backs that were stolen from their rightful owners by torture. And as a person who used to walk around wearing leather, let me just say folks that when you really think about it, it's quite gross: Fur and leather are SKIN that has been peeled off of an animal that in many cases was still alive when it was peeled off! You're wearing SKIN! Wake up and smell the coffee people! It really is time to stop this madness. Anyway that's enough of my soapbox for today.
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I hope she does the smae thing when confronted with someone considering an abortion..
Rick, thank you so much! I am so glad that you are my brother in this movement. You have done awesome work yourself!
I see we have someone who looks like a troll with a rhetorical question, but I would like to answer. I am so sick of people like RonGav who ASSume that vegans are all pro-choice. What are you doing for the animals RonGav? You call yourself "pro-life", but are you really? Not if you are eating or wearing animals. I could make my own assumptions about you. Maybe you are just like all of the other self-identified "Christians" who follows a church instead of God or the teachings of Jesus. You cannot be peaceful if you are participating in the torture of animals. As the Lord's prayer says, "...Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven", so your Dominion over the earth should be as merciful and loving as God's is over you. And, as The Golden Rule reminds us, we are doing evil when we subject somone else to treatment we would not want for ourselves.
I have never met anyone who was considering an abortion, but if I did I would do everything I could to talk them out of it.
As a matter of fact, RonGav, I was just talking about abortion at dinner tonight, and I told my vegan friends that abortion is murder, and we all agreed that fetuses deserve protection.
So, RonGav, WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE ANIMALS??????????????????? Not only do I not hurt children myself, but I speak on their behalf. If you are not vegan, then you are not pro-life, and you have a lot of catching up to do before you look down your nose at me.
Hi Rick!
Sorry I didn't like the hummus! The truth is I was just worried I would have been stinky for our midnight smooch. :>)
Lisa is an awesome activist, but so are you. I'm amazed at how quickly you started being involved and effective so soon after becoming aware of the extent of animal suffering. You did it in spite of living in a somewhat remote area and with very little support or vegan options.
On behalf of the animals, thank you for all you do!
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