Shadow Puppet Storyteller

The Widest Circle of Compassion

Read a good article about recommendations from the United Nations for Carbon Emission reduction globally. Which led me to considering a much more conscious diet.

What will I eat to help humanity?
What will I teach to help humanity?
Who will I be to help humanity?

And can I grow my compassion out to animals, and not just concern for people -- I have a certain aloofness, still, even as a pet owner. I can think beyond myself to the good of other people, but I remain someone who can be practical, and in planning my best life, that practicality usually excludes even my own animals. Feeling, in their current case, I could give them up because I can barely take the best care of myself. Yet, I know there are some people who cannot manage for themselves and are beyond in love with animals and their care. If I am willing, and it seems easy to make some changes in my choices which would benefit all humanity, why does it seem like it will be hard to change who I am to make it better for (first) my own pets, then strays, and then whole other classes of animals (Which I assume is part of how people decide to become completely vegan.)

What do I really love to eat
Not just the flavor, but the experience in the taste of it, or versatility of preparation that makes it enjoyable more than one way?

Let's start a list:
Apples (crispy, can grow them or go to a grower, or made into juice or sauce...or pies)
Corn (Polenta, and on the cob, and creamed, and Corn Chex and Fritos)
pasta and noodles (usually bleached wheat flour based)

Other beloved qualities:
crispy (rice crackers, Wheat Thins)
occasional spicy
items at two-bite size
thick smoothie texture (hummus, refried beans)
buttered
tender-chewy (coconut macaroons)