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Something I've been pondering lately.
It feels like a necessity; like brushing teeth in the morning, going to work and making dinner. Some kind of communal responsability. A shared duty.
As an all-time-animal-lover and nature's spirit, it's hard to fight against it.
And why should I?
So, I decided to go vegan. You know- for Veganuary. Not "actually", because, well, that felt too scary.
I was vegan little bit over a month. Someone I know is vegan so it makes sense. This person is also my inspiration.
We have talked and even fought circulating the theme and topic of veganism- what does it mean to us, and in our cultures, how do we see it and what do we think. In general, I love to talk with people. I love to feel eyes opening in parts of me that I thought were not there. Suddenly I see the world through a larger lense. It makes sense.
Now I'm in crossroads- it's been roughly a year since I was vegan and then- well, I "fell back" (so to say)- and now I'm here again. I identify as a pescovegetarian, but in the spite of(??CHECK) current storms inside my head I do not feel ok with that anymore.
When I started my journey as a vegetarian, some ten years ago, when I moved out of my childhood home to study in another city, I did it mainly for environmental and health reasons. I have always had a diverse diet at home so being (pesco)vegetarian was nothing crazy. And in Finland I'd say it's maybe more possible to us. When I once talked with a Mexican girl, I saw my priviledge also in this. But also what we eat is so tied to our culture. You can't separate food and culture.
But anyhow, where am I know in this sphere; as I said, in general enivironmental and health values have been my core identity as a vegetarian. But I can't ignore the ethical sides anymore; it is just too much.
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Not making a spoiler, but recently I saw this film, which well, was intense, but as a political satire also very on-point somehow. There were a killing of a donkey, octupus menyy on plates, and as my friends passed shrimps under my nose, I felt like I wanted to vomit.
We as a species are so human-centric. We are sooo selfish. Why I say it? It is because we have the freedom of will. We can make a choice. We can so-to-say, mutate, with our thoughts and emotions, we can evolve and grow and renew, even every day if there's a big hunger and thirst for it.
So now I say; why aren't we all vegan?
Well there ar emany reasons and im not gonna go to specifics atm, but I know mine.
And, unfortunately, it's the same old "but i love meat"- for me it's salmon.
But now, after seeing this gorgeous film, well, I have to say that that is bs.
I had a talk with a friend the other day about fishing in Finland (katiskat, onginta), basically throwing cage-like nets and hooks to the waters, in the hope of cathing that nemo. I saw an old, abandoned katiska (fish-cage let's just call it for now), in the shallow water-bed in the countryside and couldn't help but;
-change the perspective.
What if it was me?
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