2023-08-14 07:55:33
[비건(지향)일기 시즌4]
nevertheless
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I left the place where I worked for the past 5 years and headed to Jeju with my new family dog.
Spending a month in a secluded rural village where even delivery apps didn’t open, I felt grateful for the beauty of nature that was difficult to feel in the city and for this small animal that kept my side. As my heart for the environment and animals grew, I thought I wanted to try a vegan life that I had been interested in for a long time.
I cut everything from the beginning and didn’t have the confidence to keep it. He seemed to hate himself if he stopped everything and mightn’t overcome his urge to eat. At first, I decided not to eat only lump beef. In the first place, I don’t eat beef that often, so it wasn’t as difficult as I thought. Then I stopped eating pork, then chicken, and now I’m running a vegan-oriented pesco diet.
Even when I was in the company, I was interested in vegan, but it wasn’t easy to solve meals outside, so I mightn’t start easily. Even following I started, my desire to be perfect was frustrated in unavoidable circumstances or my weak determination, and there were many days when I suffered alone. However, I thought that crying because I was upset was not for the environment and animals, and it might happen once more many times.
At one point, I wondered if I wish I hadn’t known regarding veganism at all. However, no matter how many times I ask myself deeply in my heart, I have no regrets or thoughts of turning back toward veganism. Of course, there are many difficulties, but they are nothing compared to the happiness I feel. Thanks to that, when the moon changes, I like to find seasonal vegetables and cook, and I can focus more on what I like because I no longer have to diet.
I’m still not perfect, I’m a weak person who shakes a lot
Nevertheless, I will continue to clarify my direction and continue to work hard.
In order not to give up or get frustrated in this process, I think we need to make a lot of very small steps. Sometimes there will be going down the stairs or staying and resting, but ‘nevertheless’ I hope that more people can feel the same happiness and share it with me.
Kim Byul
I am an activist on the media communication team of the Korea Federation for Environmental Movement.
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