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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.23,0:00:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you feel when I tell you\Nthat I'm a vegan?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.65,0:00:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indifferent?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.36,0:00:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reserved?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.93,0:00:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A little awkward?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.08,0:00:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe you think,\N"Oh no, not another one!"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.75,0:00:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.02,0:00:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My wish for today\Nis to free you from these feelings
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.14,0:00:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help you become more curious,\Nmore flexible and more caring.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.22,0:00:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't always like to use the word vegan,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.85,0:00:36.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it can be a label\Nthat divides people.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.87,0:00:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my mind, vegan stands for ethics,\Ncompassion and freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.00,0:00:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not a diet, it's not an ideology,\Nand it's not an exclusive club.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.86,0:00:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a lifestyle based\Non the simple principle
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.10,0:00:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of "do no harm" and\N"kindness to all living beings."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.18,0:00:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really love my vegan lifestyle,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.75,0:01:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why I'm here\Nto share my story with you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.48,0:01:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I invite you\Nto join me on this journey
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.02,0:01:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I firmly believe\Nwe're all going that direction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.20,0:01:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're growing up as a species
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.03,0:01:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and realising that using and killing\Nanimals for human consumption
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.21,0:01:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no longer makes sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.05,0:01:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, change is not always easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.25,0:01:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Especially when we have been\Nindoctrinated to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.24,0:01:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that consuming animal products\Nis normal and healthy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.80,0:01:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me it all started\Non a late night in April 2013
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.36,0:01:38.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I saw a picture\Nthat showed a puppy on one side
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.39,0:01:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a little pig on the other,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.88,0:01:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it said, "Why love one\Nbut eat the other?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.62,0:01:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I was more of a cat lady,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.100,0:01:52.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mindlessly started looking for\Na similar picture with a kitten.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.100,0:01:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And during my search, I came across\Nall kinds of pictures and videos
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.60,0:02:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revealing the truth\Nabout industrial animal farming.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.60,0:02:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will never forget that night.\NI was in shock and horror.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.96,0:02:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Let's look at some sobering facts.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.10,0:02:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Environmental scientists agree
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.37,0:02:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that animal farming\Nis not sustainable on any level;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.61,0:02:22.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a big threat to our health\Nand our food security.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.58,0:02:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The meat, milk and egg industry makes\Ninefficient use of planetary resources
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.40,0:02:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say the least,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.69,0:02:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causing rapid deforestation,\Nsevere pollution, global warming
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.78,0:02:36.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even species extinction.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.98,0:02:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Animal farming is also\Na very thirsty business.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.90,0:02:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if I told you that one steak\Nrequires 900 gallons
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.54,0:02:52.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 3,400 litres of water to produce?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.41,0:02:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is four years of drinking water\Nfor the average person.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.36,0:03:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a time where people all over the world
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.65,0:03:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,accept that animals should be treated\Nwith kindness and compassion,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.53,0:03:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the food industry works hard
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.22,0:03:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to hide what we as consumers\Ndon't want to hear, see or do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.60,0:03:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pigs, cows and chickens feel and suffer
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.72,0:03:22.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like cats, dogs and humans.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.33,0:03:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, animal farms treat these animals
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.43,0:03:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like machines to produce\Nmeat, milk and eggs.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.36,0:03:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Judged by the amount\Nof suffering this causes,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.32,0:03:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,animal farming is arguably\None of the worst crimes in history.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.30,0:03:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you know that more than\N70 billion land animals are killed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.58,0:03:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for human consumption alone\Nevery single year?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.95,0:03:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the equivalent of killing\Nthe entire human population
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.06,0:03:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost every single month.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.68,0:04:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's also very important to realise\Nthat leather, wool, fur and down
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.45,0:04:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not just byproducts\Nof the meat industry.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.84,0:04:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are also cruel,\Nstandalone industries,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.96,0:04:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the skin, hair and feathers\Nof an animal per pound
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.74,0:04:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are worth much more than the meat.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.10,0:04:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever wondered\Nwhy leather isn't biodegradable
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.56,0:04:23.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite just being dead skin?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.04,0:04:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's because animal skin is treated\Nwith highly toxic chemicals.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.40,0:04:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Traditional leather production\Nleaves behind a vast carbon footprint,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.51,0:04:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brutal animal suffering\Nand disturbing human rights violations.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.15,0:04:44.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter how we look at animal farming,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.90,0:04:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if products are labelled local,\Norganic or humane,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.42,0:04:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is not a pretty picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.24,0:04:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After I discovered these\Nand many more disturbing facts,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.50,0:05:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided that same night\NI no longer wanted to contribute
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.26,0:05:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to such an inefficient,\Nunsustainable and cruel system.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.96,0:05:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the next morning,\NI announced my decision
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.100,0:05:13.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to my analytical and meat-loving husband.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.20,0:05:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can imagine,\Nthis didn't turn out very well.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.33,0:05:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The result was a heated discussion\Nfollowed by two days of silent war.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.06,0:05:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily, after my husband had done\Nhis own research,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.40,0:05:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he told me he was now equally convinced.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.39,0:05:33.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like me, he no longer\Nwanted to contribute
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.21,0:05:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the abuse and killing\Nof innocent animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.38,0:05:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two weeks after my husband\Nand I turned vegan,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.20,0:05:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my 75-year-old mother joined us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.02,0:05:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now, six years later,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.16,0:05:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am happy to say\Nthat she is healthier than ever.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.10,0:05:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I am a very happy vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.62,0:05:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it hasn't always been that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.18,0:06:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After turning vegan, I desperately\Nwanted to be a perfect vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.35,0:06:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result, the beginning\Nof my vegan adventure
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.55,0:06:12.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turned out to be much more\Nchallenging than I expected.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.59,0:06:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to feel guilty.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.72,0:06:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How could I have been so blind\Nfor so many years?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.48,0:06:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt shame and regret\Nfor the choices I had made in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.41,0:06:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on top of that,\NI couldn't understand
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.51,0:06:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why people around me\Ndidn't see what I saw.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.01,0:06:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For months I felt lonely,\Nangry and helpless.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.01,0:06:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in a very dark place.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.14,0:06:41.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were times when I felt
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.89,0:06:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if I was carrying the weight\Nof all the suffering in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.99,0:06:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was exhausting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.56,0:06:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here I was, eating a healthy vegan diet,\Nand my energy level was lower than ever.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.83,0:06:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I knew feeling this way\Nwasn't helping anyone;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.76,0:07:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it wasn't serving my purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.55,0:07:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, luckily I realised after a while
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.52,0:07:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I didn't have to\Ntake this to the extreme.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.61,0:07:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also realised that the perfect vegan\Nmay not even exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.62,0:07:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We simply do the best we can
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.94,0:07:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the information we have\Nand the options before us.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.44,0:07:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided to take the pressure off,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.65,0:07:28.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I came up with three\Nsimple principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.66,0:07:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One: be curious.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.62,0:07:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two: be flexible.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.54,0:07:34.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And three: be caring.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.21,0:07:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after adapting these principles,\Na whole new world opened up for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.12,0:07:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So first, be curious.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.06,0:07:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a lot of fun discovering\Namazing new vegan products.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.16,0:07:53.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was also enjoying experimenting\Nwith all kinds of vegan recipes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.96,0:07:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So much that I began developing\Nmy own vegan cakes
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.96,0:08:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and started selling them\Nto vegan and non-vegan restaurants.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.16,0:08:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was also very excited to learn more
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.63,0:08:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about all the health benefits\Nof a vegan lifestyle.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.12,0:08:14.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, no matter how exciting\Nall these new discoveries were,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.05,0:08:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was often still faced\Nwith mixed feelings
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.16,0:08:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when veganising my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.58,0:08:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this led me to principle\Nnumber two: be flexible.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.47,0:08:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though my idea of leather\Nhad shifted from luxury to barbaric
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.70,0:08:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the slightest smell of leather\Nmade me feel horrible,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.75,0:08:42.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my biggest challenge was\Nletting go of leather shoes and handbags.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.26,0:08:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So being flexible,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.59,0:08:48.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to no longer worry
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.73,0:08:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the non-vegan items\Nalready in my closet,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.74,0:08:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and instead focus on\Nwhat I could do moving forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.23,0:08:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And third, be caring.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.85,0:09:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After I really understood
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.58,0:09:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what kind of impact my every day choices\Nhave on myself and the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.38,0:09:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began filtering everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.27,0:09:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every thought, every word, every action\Nthrough my lens of do no harm.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.09,0:09:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as a result,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.54,0:09:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became even more compassionate\Nand definitely more peaceful.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.74,0:09:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This reminds me of Ghandi's quote:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.29,0:09:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Happiness is when what you think,\Nwhat you say and what you do
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.47,0:09:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are in harmony."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.22,0:09:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today being vegan has become a way of life\Nthat reaches far beyond what I consume.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.42,0:09:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My vegan lifestyle makes me feel great.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.98,0:09:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's truly supportive\Nof my goals and dreams.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.40,0:09:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have become much healthier,\Nand I found more balance and more clarity.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.20,0:09:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This lifestyle has become\Neffortless for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.04,0:09:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even more, it makes me feel complete,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.10,0:09:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I now believe
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.73,0:10:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I'm contributing to something\Nthat is far bigger than myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.54,0:10:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being vegan has literally\Ntransformed my entire life:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.66,0:10:12.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my body, my mind and my soul.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.25,0:10:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why am I sharing my story with you?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.26,0:10:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to inspire you\Nto join me on the vegan path,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.25,0:10:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without pressure or fear,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.74,0:10:24.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to experience how it makes you feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.49,0:10:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news is that we are seeing\Na growing interest in the vegan movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.09,0:10:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone, from top doctors to celebrities\Nlike Leonardo DiCaprio and Beyoncé,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.29,0:10:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,companies like Tesla and Google,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.40,0:10:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,famous chefs like Jamie Oliver\Nand Wolfgang Puck,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.75,0:10:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and world class athletes\Nlike Serena and Venus Williams,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.28,0:10:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wealthy investors like Bill Gates\Nand Richard Branson
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.96,0:10:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are supporting the vegan movement.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.68,0:11:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to the power of the Internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.16,0:11:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world is becoming\Nmore and more transparent.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.50,0:11:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this makes it so much harder to ignore\Nwhat goes into a steak or a leather sofa.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.79,0:11:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And food and meat scandals\Nget featured in the news at a scary rate.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.25,0:11:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Paul McCartney rightly observed,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.77,0:11:24.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If slaughterhouses had glass walls,\Nwe would all be vegetarian."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.70,0:11:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to The Economist,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.65,0:11:33.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25% of Americans ages 25 to 34
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.61,0:11:36.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,identify as vegetarian or vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.26,0:11:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a growing number of people over 55
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.63,0:11:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are turning vegan for health\Nand animal-welfare reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.58,0:11:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result, major corporations\Nare looking into vegan alternatives
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.21,0:11:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they know\Nwhich way the market is heading.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.21,0:11:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot is changing in the world today;\Nold systems are crumbling.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.43,0:11:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are seeing a paradigm shift\Nin what we perceive as normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.42,0:12:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to facilitate this shift,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.49,0:12:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need new technologies\Nand innovative entrepreneurship.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.69,0:12:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also need\Nto change our daily habits.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.68,0:12:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, my heart's desire\Nis to accelerate this shift.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.46,0:12:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this isn't about me or you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.24,0:12:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about being\Nthe most effective we can be
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.03,0:12:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at making a difference in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.20,0:12:31.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered that progress\Nis more important than perfection.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.14,0:12:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because each of us can only do so much,\Nbut together we can do a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.44,0:12:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With our example,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.64,0:12:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can influence others to take action\Nand create a huge ripple effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.71,0:12:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to understand and to realise
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.52,0:12:52.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that as consumers,\Nwe have a very powerful voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.46,0:12:56.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By being aware of marketing practices
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.43,0:12:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and consciously choosing\Nwhere our money goes,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.32,0:13:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have a big impact on our own health\Nand the health of our planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.89,0:13:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With every purchase,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.16,0:13:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can support soulful, ethical\Nand passionate entrepreneurs
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.17,0:13:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,offering cruelty-free products,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.06,0:13:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is becoming easier each day
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.28,0:13:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as high quality vegan products\Nare entering the market at a rapid speed.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.04,0:13:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our wallet is the key to significantly\Nreduce human and animal suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.42,0:13:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe that one choice at a time,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.10,0:13:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,veganism will grow\Nfrom a tiny minority to mainstream.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.41,0:13:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will become the new normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.10,0:13:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All we need is to reach a tipping point.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.62,0:13:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And every choice and every action,\Nbig or small, does make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.34,0:13:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A healthier and kinder future\Nbegins in this moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.61,0:13:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I have faith
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.02,0:14:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you will not be afraid\Nto do what feels right.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.80,0:14:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I invite you to join me
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.54,0:14:06.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start this journey in a way\Nthat fits into your current lifestyle.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.21,0:14:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do your research. Have fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.24,0:14:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Experience how it makes you feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.55,0:14:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And remember to be curious,\Nflexible and caring,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.28,0:14:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peaceful in the knowing\Nthat the future will be vegan.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.45,0:14:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.92,0:14:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)