Article in The Toronto Star:Rant....

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Nikki, You realy are a drama queen some times! Sick of this world? look hard enough and you will still find wonders, a beautiful sunrise, a beautiful flower.....O.K. so mankind are jerks, tell me something I dont know! just dont dwell on the shity end of the stick! Sorry for the rant, had a bad day of DIY. Spent ages changing a ballcock valve in the attic and nearly an hour under my car in the snow having a tug of war with my oil filter, speared the little bugger in the end............and still had to borrow an oil filter wrench. The first time I`ve ever had a problem with my oil filter, I never tighten them that much, must have been the filter elf! Back in the warm now, and can feel my toes again, shame I ran out of de-greaser for my hands, look like I work for a living now instead of driving a desk all day! The Valley Vegan................earthstrm <earthstorm

wrote: I hope that even 1 out of 10 people that this gets sent to reads this. And that even half a percent of them let it affect them. That would be a good number to start with.I think instead of field trips to the zoo, schools should bring children on these types of tours. As graphic and horrific it may be, it may open some young eyes. Which in turn they would relate back to their parents, other relatives and friends.And hopefully then, these plants too would react to the gasps and cries from the children...We definately need more awareness in this world.When I first became Vegan and someone would ask me why, I would reply something along the lines of because of personal reasons including the fact that I wanted to save myself and the world.Now I include this but my usual first reply is because I can no

longer close my eyes and ignore what others do to the foods we eat. I refuse to knowingly eat poison and allow others to suffer for my gain when it is completel unnecessary. And this prompts questions and I no longer care how graphic in a response I give. I figure the more shocking the better.Let me know when the first ship leaves, I am so tired of this world.Thx for the forward!Nikki , "Anne Wilson" wrote:>> :> > This is an article written in Canada's largest daily newspaper, The Toronto Star, > by the respected theologian and writer, Tom Harpur. It pretty much sums up> my reasons for becoming a vegetarian in 1994.> > > > http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/ar-news/Week-of-Mon-20030922/006913.html> > Anne xo > > "Nothing will benefit human health or increase the chances

for survival of life on earth as the evolution to a vegetarian diet."> -- Albert Einstein>