{"id":1575,"date":"2026-07-13T12:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T02:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/?page_id=1575"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:00:01","slug":"veganism-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/veganism-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Go Vegan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-561 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-helenalopes-4453160-1024x683.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-helenalopes-4453160-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-helenalopes-4453160-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-helenalopes-4453160-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-helenalopes-4453160-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pexels-helenalopes-4453160-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#c29d8e\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-17fca4ee80ef12ae51637a642a8c8f14\">Why Go Vegan?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does it mean to be vegan?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you view veganism as a philosophy or simply a diet, your actions are contributing towards a better world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of us would be familiar with the Sanskrit term&nbsp;<em>ahimsa<\/em>, meaning non-harm or non-violence. When we choose to be vegan, we choose compassion over violence and choose to show kindness to all creatures. I\u2019m not going to go deep into the history behind veganism, because most of you will be familiar with it. I will however, give you a definition from the&nbsp;<strong>V<em>egan Society<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#dcdcdf\"><em>\u201cVeganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude- as far as is possible and practicable all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose, and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEating meat extinguishes the great seed of compassion\u201d-<br>Buddha<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Choose compassion for all living beings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HOW TO GO VEGAN (in 5 simple steps).\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1YnJqoPmR8s?start=156&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Poem for Vegans<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I met a vegan in Oman,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a gleam in his eyes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And love in the palm of his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though once a farmer on dusty plains;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He would work the system;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prayin for heavy rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I came to know him as any<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">curious fellow would,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And though my past rocky,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was in a new clearing&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I now stood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man \u2013 he was propagating<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">seeds of compassion and hope,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The toll to rectify wrongs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">of a weary planet that couldn\u2019t cope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a world overcome by greed and fear,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was all a lonesome fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">like me needed to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, it was from the shadows I watched<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">him plant seeds from dusk til\u2019 dawn,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it was on day 31,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That a new me was finally born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now with wispy wings, I too<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">hold out my hands with light and love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To all living beings I say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go forward. Live in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A final message from the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">winged gods above.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=9&amp;action=edit\">Edit&#8221;Veganism 101&#8243;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/author\/bec\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it mean to be vegan? Whether you view veganism as a philosophy or simply a diet, your actions are contributing towards a better world. Many of us would be familiar with the Sanskrit term&nbsp;ahimsa, meaning non-harm or non-violence. When we choose to be vegan, we choose compassion over violence and choose to show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1575","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1575"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1646,"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1575\/revisions\/1646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/becduffey.blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}