I am feeling quite guilty lately. Guilty about most things: what I eat, what I own, time I have, things I am not doing, etc. My sister told me about some of the evilnesses of shark fin soup and now I feel horrible that I had some. I wish I could take it back but I cannot. I read about disasters in the world in my warm, large, spacious apartment from my own laptop, sipping my guaranteed daily coffee. I feel poor right now. I have a student’s salary and university debts. But really I am so rich.
They say that the important thing is to be “conscientious” of the problems. I don’t think that is enough. I know many conscientious people who still continue doing things they know they shouldn’t because it is a way of life…including myself.
So it is one day at a time I guess. If I can make one decision involving a change in my lifestyle a day that would maybe still not be enough but it could be something. Today my decision is to educate myself on the environmental effects of fishing and seafood consumption. I still eat fish but not very wisely.