Myth #55: “But I’m too set in my ways to change.”
No matter how old we happen to be, or how enmeshed we are in our more comfortable belief systems, we are never too old to gather new information — and we are never too old to make better decisions based upon the same.
If you are determined to avoid unfamiliar facts and unpopular truths — if you are determined to remain locked in ignorance or arrogance, then there truly is no hope; no hope for those who are the victims of your ill-informed decisions, and thereby no hope for you to know a life of deeper Meaning & real, deep-seated Joy.
That having been said, what this series of chapters is showing — at the very least — is that ignorance is indeed a choice; that the more profound truths related to animal sentience, human health and the relationship between the two are now readily available for everyone to witness, readily available for everyone to accept and readily available for everyone to enliven. Once you make the admittedly scary leap into the world of facts — facts about human health and the patent non-necessity of eating animals or their secretions; facts about how animals suffer when imprisoned & “processed” for human consumption; facts about how animal agriculture is damning the entire planet to an impending ecological collapse — then the portal opens wide upon a far more beautiful life of empowerment & peace; a life consistent with your true values; a life consistent with Love & Justice & Dignity.
As such, no matter how old you are or how crusty & crystallized your beliefs have become over the years, there is always the opportunity for you to awaken to a life based in compassion instead cruelty and gentleness instead of greed.
Current status of this Myth: Extinguished
Justification it provides for eating animals: NONE
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