Not being able to do something 

one hundred percent 

doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try at all. 

Imagine a casual discussion on food between two people.

When asked what she eats, the vegan replies that she eats a plant-based diet, which means she doesn’t eat meat, dairy, or eggs. Asked why, she explains how animal agriculture causes suffering and killing.

The other person, a meat-eater, retorts that plants are living beings, so vegans still cause killing.

Sadly, this is correct. We live in samsara, in the world the Buddha said was called Endurance. To acquire food, shelter, and other living necessities, we all are responsible for the death of others, be they animal or plant. In the face of this realization, it would be easy to throw up one’s hands in frustration.

But just because we can’t do something perfectly doesn’t mean we give up trying.

Yes, for us to live, others must die. We cannot change this reality. But what we can change is how many beings we harm. And how many we save.