We burned with love for ourselves, all of us, starters of the fire we suffered- our love was the affliction for which only our love was the cure.
Jonathan Safran FoerRead
The more exposure people have to the realities of factory farming, the more we will see people rejecting it. It's already happening.
Interpretation
Increased awareness about factory farming leads to greater rejection of its practices.
This quote by Jonathan Safran Foer suggests that as more individuals become informed about the harsh realities and ethical concerns surrounding factory farming, there will be a growing movement against it. The implication is that knowledge and exposure to these issues empower consumers to make different choices regarding their food sources, thereby initiating a cultural shift towards more humane and sustainable practices in agriculture.
In practice
This quote can be shared in discussions on social media about animal rights and ethical eating.
We burned with love for ourselves, all of us, starters of the fire we suffered- our love was the affliction for which only our love was the cure.
Memory was supposed to fill the time, but it made time a hole to be filled. Each second was two hundred yards, to be walked, crawled. You couldn't see the next hour, it was so far in the distance. Tomorrow was over the horizon, and would take an entire day to reach.
She was not crying Which surprised me very much But I understand now That she had found places For her melancholy That were behind more masks Than only her eyes
What do babies dream of? She must be dreaming of the before-life, just as I dream of the afterlife.
A few weeks after the worst day, I started writing lots of letters. I don't know why, but it was one of the only things that made my boots lighter.
What is being awake if not interpreting our dreams, or dreaming if not interpreting our wake?
General Howard informed me, in a haughty spirit, that he would give my people 30 days to go back home, collect all their stock, and move onto the reservation.
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn't we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight?
During my years of being close to people engaged in changing the world I have seen fear turn into courage. Sorrow into joy. Funerals into celebration. Because whatever the consequences, people, standing side by side, have expressed who they really are, and that ultimately they believe in the love of the world and each other enough to be that.
A revolution is coming β a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough β but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.
I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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