Wearing of the Green.

I thought my friends were queer. Organic milk sounded to me like they did something wierd to it. She goes to such pains to rearrange the way they compose her tacos at the 'Bell so as to include beans instead of meat. One day when my friend was re-bottling nasty used oil, I said "Criminy! Why don't you just throw that away?" She said, "I am".

She does those things, because she cares.

I pretty much gave up on my ideas about "doing my part", because I didn't feel it made a difference. Even if I became a vegan, I reasoned, it didn't mean they were going to let more animals live. That would just be product that went unsold.

Just what was the point?

Now I am seeing so many more and more people taking action. Enough for it to be profitable to Wal-Mart to sell organic foods, etc. Change is happening.

I don't think I'm willing to let people who are making sacrifices go on feeling that their efforts are not helping. More people are doing it. It is GROWING! It is going to keep growing!!! I didn't think it could happen; I thought, ultimately, people's moment-to-moment cheapness and laziness and greed would supercede. But I was wrong.

I am making changes now, because of my friends. By doing your part, you are spreading it. There are enough people, now, that it IS denting the industries that capitolize on irresponsible & selfish products. Don't stop now. For all that is good. Don't stop. It does make a difference. It does.