I am Vegan

I have had just about enough of watering myself down to accommodate other people.

I am vegan.

And I’ve tried throughout my entire vegan journey to not be ‘that vegan.’

You know, ‘that vegan.’ The one who always speaks up, despite all hateful criticism. The one vegan who all the meat eaters make fun of because they choose the truth. The unapologetic vegan.

It is a horrible habit of mine to always mould myself around others to keep everyone else happy. No more of that.

I have, and always will love and respect my fellow earthlings, the animals.

I have and always will cherish and love the Earth and the environment.

I have, and always will honour and understand truth and justice.

What is truly ‘extreme’ is that i have received so much utter hatred for having these morals. So much social exclusion, isolation, shade, mockery, judgement, belittling etc.

But it’s okay.

I know this is exactly how women pioneering for the ability to vote felt and experienced.

I know this is exactly how marriage equality supporters felt when they were battling for their rights.

I know this is exactly how every person who is a part of the beginning of every social revolution feels. Alone, frustrated and totally exhausted.

But then I look back at how we as a species have developed, and I realised this;

Progress is only ever caused where there is controversy and outrage, passion and perseverance.

Then I smile, because my kids will know that I have always been, and will always be, on the right side of history.