1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogjivehttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/jive/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7ElQ6AodhJ"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/human-nature/">Human Nature</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/human-nature/embed/#?secret=7ElQ6AodhJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Human Nature” — HappyCow" data-secret="7ElQ6AodhJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jive-header.jpg498185painting by Benedict Olorunnisomo   Human nature. It is the foundation of humanity.  How we know the difference between right and wrong, and how we can care about something are not traits that we learn.  They are instincts that have been written into our DNA.  Whether you choose to embrace your nature or to ignore it, it is still there non the less. I believe, regardless of our reasoning, our decision to go veg stems from this basic code written into all human beings.  Be they economic, environmental, ethical or even dietary, our motivations behind this life changing choice are all rooted from the same place.  It is because we simply feel that it is the right thing to do.  For all the arguments we make in defense of this lifestyle, “knowing that it is right” is the one that always goes unexplored. The positions of vegetarianism have always been made clear.  Whether its the true impact the beef industry has on the planet, or just simple knowledge of how slaughter animals are treated, the arguments are always based on logic and understanding.  There is one point to this lifestyle, however, that goes beyond logic or understanding.  It is so […]