revelation, was Lung cancer and pork too

[Guest guest]

A friend once told me he'd tried being vegetarian for 6 months and

decided he could never be a vegetarian. Then, a few years later, he'd

read the John Robbins book IIRC and maybe some others, and e-mailed

to say he'd gone vegan!!

 

I think that when people make always/never statements, something is

set in motion that makes them reconsider, or maybe to pay attention

and realize it's all shades of gray. I generally stay away from

absolutes, but when I do catch myself using always/never, I tend to

observe myself doing the opposite of what I said within the week.

 

(Of course, it's different to say " I'm vegan " as a statement of fact

vs. to say " I never/always eat x, " which sounds conditional or

(oddly) provisional to me. The always/never statement has the flavor

of " methinks the lady doth protest too much. " )

 

At 5:53 PM +0000 4/30/09, heartwerk wrote:

>Revelation :-) The person I mentioned here has apparently been

>using soya milk for the last three weeks, after going to a Patrick

>Holford seminar. I am so surprised. She didn't believe me, but now

>she knows. It's almost a hallelujah situation :-) She is still a

>meat eater, but I do feel this is one step in the right direction

>from someone who seemed set on drinking cow milk for the rest of her

>life.

>

>Jo

>

>

> , " heartwerk " <jo.heartwork wrote:

>>

>> I guess that is the case. Someone where I work couldn't believe

>>that a human being could live without milk!!!

[Guest guest]

I have heard people say that, and then change later. I just thought this woman would never change.

 

Jo

 

 

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yarrow

Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:27 PM

revelation, was Re: Lung cancer and pork too

 

 

A friend once told me he'd tried being vegetarian for 6 months and decided he could never be a vegetarian. Then, a few years later, he'd read the John Robbins book IIRC and maybe some others, and e-mailed to say he'd gone vegan!!I think that when people make always/never statements, something is set in motion that makes them reconsider, or maybe to pay attention and realize it's all shades of gray. I generally stay away from absolutes, but when I do catch myself using always/never, I tend to observe myself doing the opposite of what I said within the week.(Of course, it's different to say "I'm vegan" as a statement of fact vs. to say "I never/always eat x," which sounds conditional or (oddly) provisional to me. The always/never statement has the flavor of "methinks the lady doth protest too much.")At 5:53 PM +0000 4/30/09, heartwerk wrote:>Revelation :-) The person I mentioned here has apparently been >using soya milk for the last three weeks, after going to a Patrick >Holford seminar. I am so surprised. She didn't believe me, but now >she knows. It's almost a hallelujah situation :-) She is still a >meat eater, but I do feel this is one step in the right direction >from someone who seemed set on drinking cow milk for the rest of her >life.>>Jo>>> , "heartwerk" <jo.heartwork wrote:>>>> I guess that is the case. Someone where I work couldn't believe >>that a human being could live without milk!!!