Photo post
(After my rant)
My hat goes off to you.
Vegetarians haven't got it even half as difficult as you do.
Being a vegan for forty hours was a challenge, not because I wanted to consume 'animal products' but because I had to be pedantic and obsessively and incredibly careful with everything I was eating...
"Could I have an Earl Grey, with one sugar and a dash of... soy milk?"
"What sort of salad dressing is in this?"
"Is that bread gluten free?"
"Was there any meat or fish in that?"
"What was that fried in?"
I suppose you'd have to be so, very passionate or have some kind of medical issue to be a vegan.
I mean, there's all those heavenly dairy products out there just screaming at you to down 'em!
I've never been too fond of meat. It's just meat. Animal, really.
More or so than ever, I think eating meat is just a habit among humans.
There's no need to live off meat - it's just taking the easy way.
Funny thing is, my decision of giving up furniture for forty hours was more difficult than being a vegan...
I've had two nights of uncomfortable sleep, what, with having to sleep on the floor of my living room.
It was so awkward standing on public transport when there was clearly enough seats for another twenty people.
On my break at work this morning, I sat on the floor while my fellow workmates made me paranoid in asking me if I was "sure there's no animal product in tomato sauce" (yeah... I wasn't thinking at the time).
The thing is, giving up these sorts of luxuries that we have for the Forty Hour Famine is, really, such a challenge because it's things we already have.
I know you must hear it all the time from your 'rents, teachers or whatnot but we really do take so much for granted.
That's the effect of this world wide 'famine' - us fortunate ones come to realise that we have it well off compared to, say, the kids in Nepal.
Thank you to all those who sponsored me!
In either big or small $$, you've made some sort of difference.
If you haven't donated yet, no worries, FIND ME/anyone participating in the 40HF ASAP or donate online!
I will leave you with photos of my outing with the girls yesterday.
Bethany and Kim went without food for forty hours and were such grumps by the end of the day, haha!
The 40 hour famine opened my eyes so much.
ReplyDeleteLoving the photos and your outfit is just gorgeous!
Beautiful photos :)
ReplyDeleteThe 40 Hour Famine was a bit of a struggle - and I was only giving up all sources of fresh water. And to think that people in developing countries not only have to drink from the same place they wash in, they have to go without food and/or shelter too. It's depressing how impoverished some people can be :*(
"Vegetarians haven't got it even half as difficult as you do"
ReplyDeleteits not about how difficult being a vegetarian or vegan is. if someone finds no need to eat meat or dairy products, then this is no challenge for them. obviously, you struggled with this vegan diet for ONLY 40 hours because you are so used to living off meat.
and are you silly for comparing a vegetarian to a vegan?
I don't think that eating meat is the easy way out. Eating meat is natural. I think that choosing not to eat meat and/or any animal product at all is the difficult way out for those who are really passionate and dedicated. I really admire those qualities in a person whether they eat animal products or not.
ReplyDeleteEating all organic, however, is a different story.
Great photos, by the way :)
what do you edit your photos on :) x
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