Why I am not a vegan

[Diana]

I understand what you mean, I am just philosophizing on the nature of this. You say you have a warrior's spirit and so treat things with a certain degree of courage. If I am incorrect please correct me, but you then say that because of this nature within yourself you thus comparatively have 'less' compassion, presumably from the sense of perhaps expecting others to be able to match your own warrior's spirit?

Do you expect that all will be as courageous as you are? I know you don't, I am asking intentionally blunt questions because I want to sort of mirror the way I see others approaching questioning to examine its efficacy.

For myself, I have always had a hard time 'comparing' conditions between individuals. Saying 'more' or 'less' suffering doesn't make any sense to me, as if suffering can be quantified. So, in the same vein, 'more' or 'less' compassion also doesn't make sense to me. I understand the concept, I just don't have it in my experience because for me, compassion is compassion, suffering is suffering. In my eyes no matter how great or small they are recognizable as the same.

I guess you could say I apply as above, so below, the holographic principle. Within every slight suffering is the greatest suffering and in the most subtle compassion is the most radiant compassion. So, for me, it is hard not to view others equally through the eyes of compassion. I am not intending to counter your experience, only to offer you some experience had by another self for your contemplation.

The problem here is that I am not communicating what I mean very well. Some things are very hard for me to articulate as my views are so often outside the box. I will think on it and retry.