About doing what you can for the better future

 Hi, I'm Lilla, and I am not perfect, but I am trying.

I have been very self-absorbed in the past, selfish, if you will. Depression and existential dread often does that to you. I wasn't malicious I just didn't care, but also I didn't think me changing my ways will help the bigger picture, even more so, me changing wouldn't be enough, or I couldn't change enough to make it count. And that's where I was wrong. Every little thing we do better are helping to be better.

I have recently seen a woman talking about going vegan, being vegan, and the reaction she often gets from people. Yes, I am getting inspo from tiktok anecdotes,  what are you going to do about it? She said that way too many people want to make the step but can't give up one or two things, because they are necessary in their diets, or those are their favourite foods. She said that this shouldn't hold someone back from giving up all the other things though. And that very much resonated with me, on a greater scale if you will.

Just because you cannot give up chicken, because you feel like you couldn't or wouldn't want to substitute the nutritional benefits of it, doesn't mean you cannot give up all the other meats and be vegetarian but still eating chicken. Or go vegan, but not give up cheese, because cheese is the only serotonin in your life right now, don't worry, we have all been there. There are so many diets that are built on the philosophy of giving up some but not the rest, it is the clear difference between a vegetarian and a vegan, for example. And it isn't just eating and diets, but everything else that is for a better future. I am not eco-friendly, I am not a fully sustainable person. Sure, I would like to be and I definitely go through spurs of making the right steps, then shortly giving them up because it is hard to switch life-styles at once. I would love to be a full on advocate of diversity and inclusion, feminist, and activist but I don't know everything, I don't have perfect views and there is so much to learn before I open my mouth.

But just because I cannot solve all the issues at once, doesn't mean I shouldn't try. Just because I cannot change my life-style at once, doesn't mean I shouldn't make the steps I can. Just because I cannot influence everyone, doesn't mean I shouldn't start a discussion. Morale of the story, you don't have to be perfect to try. I may buy plastic packaged products for the most, but when I can, I get loose vegetables with my reusable nets. The times when I can afford it, I will go to the zero waste market instead of Aldi. I am by no means a vegetarian, but I don't eat most meats, purely because I don't want to, and I know it is also better for the environment. Just because I am not perfect myself, doesn't mean I cannot educate others while I educate myself on social issues. It is all about those little steps, it is a journey of focusing on what good we can do for the better future, not about what we are not able to do.