Veganism has been a transformational journey for me. A journey about compassion and also a journey about pain. It still hurts me so deeply to see all of the sufferings in the world. At the same time, it warms my heart that people are becoming more open to this lifestyle and saving animals as a result. Besides this friction between pain and joy, they’ve been some other significant learnings since I became vegan almost three years ago. In this post, I’ll be sharing my honest experiences and lessons of what it’s like to be vegan. This is not a post about glorifying veganism. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. I think many vegans are so focused on putting themselves in the best light in an attempt to inspire others to make the change. I get it. This very blog is a prime�example of that. However, there’s also value in absolute honesty in what it’s really like to live a vegan lifestyle. It’s refreshing to see the challenges and what you could potentially expect. Note: since publish...
isneyland is about rides, but Walt Disney World is about infrastructure. Consider that in order to get Disneyland built, Disney asked the city of Anaheim to run a sewer line and allow them to demolish part of Cerritos Avenue… and that’s about it. Walt Disney World involved such matters as land reclamation, mass transit, hotel operation, urban planning, drainage, waste treatment…It’s said that Walt Disney chose the location of Walt Disney World based on Bay Lake and its natural island. In the 1969 press conference announcing the first phase of Walt Disney World, Roy Disney remarked: “I remember when we walked out there one day – we had looked at the land from the air, from the ground, tramped a lot of it, and Walt stood alongside of Bay Lake and he said, ‘This is where we’ll put the park’.” And they did.Bay Lake… what is up with Bay Lake? I’d wager that despite its incredible importance to the development of Walt Disney World, most visitors never even see the darn thing. But it’s the sole part of Walt Disney World that Walt Disney actually saw: the forested shores of Bay Lake, the natural mangroves and water reflecting the blue Florida sky, the island just off shore. Soon, the bulldozers and steam shovels would arrive and change central Florida forever. Yet this weird little corner of the “world” has been home to more failed projects, bizarre schemes, and unlikely adventures than any other at Walt Disney World. It defeats all challengers, having remained defiantly underutilized while Walt Disney World groans with expansion around it.Bay Lake… what is up with Bay Lake? I’d wager that despite its incredible importance to the development of Walt Disney World, most visitors never even see the darn thing. But it’s the sole part of Walt Disney World that Walt Disney actually saw: the forested shores of Bay Lake, the natural mangroves and water reflecting the blue Florida sky, the island just off shore. Soon, the bulldozers and steam shovels would arrive and change central Florida forever. Yet this weird little corner of the “world” has been home to more failed projects, bizarre schemes, and unlikely adventures than any other at Walt Disney World. It defeats all challengers, having remained defiantly underutilized while Walt Disney World groans with expansion around it.
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