I breathe in.
I smile.
How wonderful it is to be alive!
Joy pulsates through my body.
A smile lights across my face.
My heart beats with compassion.
My lungs full of gratitude.
Grateful for pain.
Heartbreak.
My breath.
And Joy.
Grateful to be alive.
I will smile.
I will laugh.
I will dance.
For life is impermanent.
Thank you life.
Thank you impermanence.
Thank you.
By just being alive I will cause suffering in the world.
But I strive to negate as much as I can.
I vow to look at all living beings with compassion.
I vow to look at the suffering I cause in the world.
I vow to take action to alleviate suffering in all living beings.
Rape, torture, and death.
I see a tear go down a mother cows cheek.
I hear the last squeal of a suffering pig.
How we call ourselves peaceful while supporting such violence?
Blinded by industry lies.
Cold with apathy.
Myths.
Outdated traditions.
Wake up to compassion.
Wake up to peace.
Wake up to 2018.
A time of abundance.
A time where we don’t need animal products to survive.
There is another way.
A way of peace.
A way of compassion.
A way of love.
Will you join me?
Pain.
Anger.
Confusion.
Suffering.
The pain of loneliness.
Isolation.
Fear.
Building up like water flowing into a mighty dam.
Cracks form.
The wall deteriorates.
Until one day the walls scream in pain.
The dam is broken.
Suffering overflows into the world.
The river mourns.
The birds cry.
Innocent beings swept away by the waves of suffering.
I have no answers.
Only questions.
How can we prevent suffering from spilling over?
How can we live in peace?
How can we heal our nation?
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