Going Five Animals More by Philip Wollen This is an extract from Philip Wollens recent conversation with World Peace Diet author Will Tuttle as part of the Veganpalooza celebration. Going Five Animals More Many years ago, as I traveled around the world I noticed the vast number of animal species that other people ate. And it dawned on me that here were literally thousands of animals I didnt eat. . . . . . dogs or cats, bears or bats, tigers or turtles, horses or hamsters, rosellas or rats. Nor did I drink the milk of goats, yaks or donkeys, giraffes, or cats. I decided to go only five animals more. . . . I simply added cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and fish to the list. It was a breeze. I didnt crave lamb any more than I craved lion; I didnt miss beef any more than I missed bandicoot. I didnt miss chicken any more than I missed chimpanzee. I didnt miss pork any more than I missed porcupine. I replaced dead animals with an astounding variety of colorful, delicious and healthy plant foods. The consequences for me were astonishing. I immediately felt better. It was instantaneous. Today, I sleep peacefully and deeply. I now have boundless energy, more than people half my age. My memory has improved rapidly. I remember what an unexamined life I had lived. And I care more deeply: For my family, my friends, my colleagues and associates. For strangers I have never met. For causes I have only heard about. For ideas. For the arts – music, poetry, theatre, literature, painting, the ballet. Everything of beauty seems to come alive. More vividly. More subtly. More completely. I didnt know what I had been missing. My greatest regret in life was that I did not do this earlier. What madness could infect us so profoundly that we justify the murder of weaker innocent living beings? Adding only five animals to an already huge list was the easiest (and wisest) thing I ever did. Try it. You wont regret it. Not for a second. The animals will thank you for it. The planet will thank you for it. And the farmers, the taxpayers and your family will thank you too. Good things will come to you. You can’t miss. You can’t fail. You will have a rich life. It is inevitable.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:32:25 +0000
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