The message by John Robbins is good and I have no issues with it, and it continues to need to be said; however, I have learned that friends and family often won't listen, but they will watch. And, if we continue the path, some of them in this lifetime, will see that the compassionate vegan lifestyle is the only one that makes any life fulfilling sense; all others are destructive in one form or another. My motto has become:

PAIN ANY WHERE IS PAIN EVERYWHERE.

G. David DeLozier, Jr.

Thank you, John. You have been my mentor and teacher since 1989, when I read "Diet for a New America" and immediately went vegetarian and later vegan. Your writings have opened my eyes and helped to shape my life's path. Blessings to you and your family.