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i’m so sorry i’m answering so late, i’ve been in the middle of packing and going back to the city i study in, hope you’re still sort of interested in my thoughts. 🌻

veganism and i, we have a long story, and a quite complicated one. see, i used to be vegetarian for a year and then a vegan for another two years, and then i had to quit. there were reasons for this, and not everything was under my control, so i hope there’s no judgement on your part (or on anyone’s who happens to read this).

i never stopped believing in the right cause which is being promoted by vegans, and i’ll always think this is a right way to live, at least for me. i feel at peace when my diet is plant-based, i truly feel like it’s something which was meant for me. i came back to veganism a little over two weeks ago, and i’ve been feeling my best, both mentally and physically.

now, i used to be kinda judgemental and very in-your-face about it with anyone who wasn’t vegan, but i don’t practice this type of behaviour anymore. maybe those things which made me quit it once did a good job at making me more humble and at understanding that everyone’s situation is different, and sometimes it’s simply not possible.

i don’t preach about veganism anymore; if anyone wants to hear my thoughts and they’re genuinely willing to listen and learn, that’s great, i’m always down for that. but unless i’m asked to, i don’t really talk about it. and that keeps me peaceful, to be honest. food is a very intimate topic, and, after all, it all comes down to the individual choice. yes, i hope for an all-vegan world, but i also understand that i’ll never live long enough to witness it. it used to make me super depressed, but now i’m okay with this knowledge; while not being able to change the whole world, i’m changing my own little one by doing things which make me happier, veganism being one of them.

thank you for asking! 🌿