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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.52,0:00:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For anyone who isn't yet Vegan,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.94,0:00:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can seem like an unnattainable lifestyle
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.19,0:00:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've been raised to eat animals and most of us become addicted to their taste
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.14,0:00:19.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When an action has been repeatedly normalised, it can feel impossible changing to something else
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.60,0:00:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But being Vegan in itself is easy
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.55,0:00:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Veganism is just about not exploiting and consuming animals
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.83,0:00:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a few weeks of experimenting with new foods and products, new habits form and it becomes effortless
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.90,0:00:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We discover new tastes and recipes we hadn't tried before, find Vegan versions of our favourite meals
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.25,0:00:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most of the time we find a whole new appreciation for food and nutrition and love it more than we ever had before
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.77,0:00:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real difficulty in being Vegan doesn't involve food
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.49,0:00:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The hardest part about being Vegan is coming face to face with a darker side of humanity
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.42,0:00:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and trying to remain hopeful
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.54,0:01:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's trying to understand why otherwise good and caring people continue to participate in needless violence against animals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.64,0:01:04.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just for the sake of their pleasure or convenience
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.49,0:01:09.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you first discover Veganism, you have to deal with the fact that you've been lied to most of your life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.75,0:01:14.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to accept that as you were growing up, the people you thought you could trust, stole your compassion
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.89,0:01:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and taught you that it was okay to harm others
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.07,0:01:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They corrupted your mind without you realising and gave you justifications to stop you from thinking about it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.14,0:01:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you have to realise that the adverts that made you smile and laugh were just tricking you into giving the money for products
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.19,0:01:33.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that make you sick and destroy the planet
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.93,0:01:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to deal with the fact that they used happy cartoons and loving slogans to sell tortured, slaughtered animals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.01,0:01:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you fell for it
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.72,0:01:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you start to realise this, you naively think that you've discovered a secret that the world needs to hear
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.76,0:01:52.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you do everything you can to share the new truths you've learned
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.23,0:01:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You tell everyone you know about Veganism
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.43,0:01:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hoping they'll understand and change like you did when you made the connection
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.43,0:02:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they don't
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.22,0:02:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They give you excuses that don't make sense and refuse to listen to reason
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.24,0:02:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You find your family and closest friends defending animal abuse because they're too scared to change
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.07,0:02:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you don't know how to react to their indifference
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.60,0:02:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're trying to help them and help innocent animals but they accuse you of attacking them
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.43,0:02:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and become defensive everytime you talk about Veganism
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.27,0:02:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have arguments and start to lose respect for those you love the most
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.48,0:02:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you become isolated
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.75,0:02:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't stop thinking about the images of animals being queued up to be systematically slaughtered
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.79,0:02:36.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You feel so powerless and just wish people would listen
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.37,0:02:41.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at the same time the people around you start to mock you and ridicule you for being different
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.04,0:02:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They make insensitive jokes and you do your best to see the funny side of what they're saying
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.77,0:02:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then come home and realise that they were laughing about animal abuse as if it was acceptable
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.57,0:02:58.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been said that enlightenment is bittersweet
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.14,0:03:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because in one hand it is wonderful to know the truth, live the truth and share the truth
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.06,0:03:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it is also maddening to realise how cruel and ignorant our species can be
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.49,0:03:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's not a reason to shy away from doing what's right
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.53,0:03:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All throughout time the ones on the right side of justice have always faced resistance
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.31,0:03:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's always been worth it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.36,0:03:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Becuase what is the hardest part about being Vegan is also the most rewarding part
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.56,0:03:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The longer you're Vegan, you find better ways of explaining to others and sooner or later someone will listen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.74,0:03:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And more people will open up and listen to what you have to say
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.97,0:03:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And people you thought you'd never get through to will thank you for changing their life
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.22,0:03:42.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The seeds you planted from the beginning will start to grow and you'll understand the importance of patience and persistance
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.75,0:03:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You find other Vegans and learn to love humanity again
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.81,0:03:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,realising that there are good people out there
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.86,0:03:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But through the process of letting go you welcome so many beautiful people into your life who share more in common with you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.40,0:03:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as hard as it is to move on from the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.36,0:04:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you become happier in the long run
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.77,0:04:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it gives you a reason to get up everday
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.27,0:04:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's no longer just about you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.38,0:04:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Veganism teaches you to look beyond yourself and think about others
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.44,0:04:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And through your activism you learn to never apologise for speaking up
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.45,0:04:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if you're right and you know it,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.56,0:04:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to speak up
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.23,0:04:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if you're just one person against the whole world, the truth is still the truth
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.20,0:04:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exposing the lies and injustice becomes your purpose
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.65,0:04:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you become such a shining version of yourself that you inspire others arouund you without even trying
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.00,0:04:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You inspire compassion through your fearlessness and uncompromising passion to make the world less selfish
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.94,0:04:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the best lesson you'll ever learn is that life's not about feeling amazing all the time
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.98,0:04:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about accepting the pain and fear
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.44,0:04:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And doing something anyway
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.69,0:04:53.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not because you want to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.16,0:04:55.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but because you have to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.20,0:04:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's so much evil on this planet
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.74,0:05:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that shouldn't make us sad
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.29,0:05:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should make us desperate to help
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.37,0:05:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,”Because this is not some mundane diet choice
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.37,0:05:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the difference between enslavement and freedom
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.41,0:05:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Between torture and peace
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.00,0:05:19.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Between death and life
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.98,0:05:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is serious
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.26,0:05:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you understand it and you are part of this revolution ”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.93,0:05:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,”The people that think Veganism is hard are thinking about themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.69,0:05:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the people that think Veganism is easy are thinking about the animals
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.84,0:05:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you think it's hard to not eat meat, think how hard it is for them that you do eat meat”