In regards to eating meat

[Monica]

I disagree, there are many many things we can do other than eliminating meat, and many causes that we can champion, and as many different ways to serve as there are billions of individuals, who together make One. Thankfully , you are an animal advocate so I don't have to focus on that, and can direct my energy in the way I am called.

Many people eliminate meat, without being animal activists.

Activism takes time.

Eliminating meat doesn't.

That's great, you can start a viral internet campaign to increase awareness and call it: Vegetarian for a Day, have cute pictures of animals, all kinds of info...it could go viral, and just think of the impact it would have....but I am not trying to tell you what to do

I already do that on a regular basis, but thank you for the suggestion.

However, you seem to have missed my point, which is that eliminating meat has an exponential effect, greater than just about anything else.

I'm hearing a lot of defenses about "oh I already do other things...I can't take on vegetarianism too...I don't have time...we can't all champion all causes" etc. and my response to that, that's true, BUT we CAN quit eating meat, and it doesn't take any time at all, and it would have a profound effect.

There is always something we can do. For instance, have you fostered or adopted any abused or neglected children? Others have. There are millions of children that need love and care, that are suffering.

My foster son is now 33 and has 3 children of his own. I feel kind of egoic talking about it, but I am trying to make a point.

By asking that question, it shows you missed my point. We're not having a contest to see who does the most for the planet.

No I haven't fostered any children, because "I can't do everything" and it's very nice that you have. Let's not get tit-for-tat.

I do animal activism, you foster children. Cool. In addition to animal activism and other stuff I do, I also don't eat meat. It's easy to do, and it doesn't require any time or extra money. It even saves me money.

Eliminating meat isn't in the same category as activism or fostering a child, because those things take time and money.

Eliminating meat is something most of us can do, without adding any additional burden to the stuff we already do.

Gaia is OK with humans eating meat.

Maybe so. But the animals aren't.

Motivating others to make choices because of guilt is not the highest and best way to motivate, imo.

No one can make someone else feel guilt.

Guilt comes from within.

I am not taking the blame for any meat-eaters feeling guilt.