Fear of Losing Passion

Lately, a few of my friends who were former vegetarians have decided to give up their animal-friendly diets to eat meat. These people were the same people that I could talk to about animal rights and agree that there is such a thing. These people cared about animals. But what happened?

The fear of losing passion towards animal rights, or even passion in general, frightens me. As the quarter draws to an end, I am nervous that my animal consciousness will slowly degrade. I am quite certain that I will stay vegan whenever possible (I am nervous about travelling and being vegan), but how long will I remain an active, academic vegan? Keeping up on current readings and participating in C.A.R.E. and Animal Studies?

Before this class, I was passionate about animal rights. But a part of me tended to brush it aside in order to not create any conflict. I am proud to be vegan during this class, and I sincerely hope that this pride and passion carries on. Choosing a vegan diet is one of the few things in my life that I feel makes an important impact.

I do believe that this class has sparked my passion towards animal rights even further, but experiencing people "giving up" on this ideal worries me. But in the present day, I am passionate about animals, and this is a good feeling that I will not let go off easily.