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How I Started Veganism As A Homecoming Journey
Choosing to be a vegan didn’t happen to me overnight. It is not like you wake up in the morning, and all of a sudden, you look at yourself in the mirror and decide to save the world by being a vegan. There is also no coincidence to take on the journey to veganism.
I didn’t watch any inspiring vegan movement films and books. I didn’t know any vegan celebrities, filmmakers, and Instagram influencers because neither I don’t follow them nor I have social media account — apart from youtube. I never look at a particular public figure whose campaigns and fights for cruelty-free movement has inspired many to begin with their journey. I just watched a documentary about animal cruelty and veganism after six months of my transitional period of being a vegan. The hero of this journey is me, and I am doing it in my phase and awareness.
Asthma is running wild in my family blood. So inheriting an auto-immune illness has been in my family blood. I was told I have to live with it. Three years ago, I had gout. The unbearable pains from the swollen feet were unbearable. The list went on to several other medical conditions. Advice from a doctor was to cut off red meat consumption and reduce the amount of alcohol. I took it on board. I cut off my red meat diet for good-I gave away my beloved barbeque grill to a friend.
