Not all “karmis” are like that just that some are more insensitive than the rest.
You can expect that though. But what I struggle with is when do you protest and when do you not?
Like the other day when I was on training, the project involved pricing a leather frame. Some people were jokingly talking about how it should cost more because the cows were slaughtered humanely.
Obviously I couldn’t join in the laughter but do you stand up and openly question their lack of sensitivity? Or just wait for an appropriate moment to gently say what you think? That moment may never come.
It is tough living in a world where the masses are averse to a life of goodness. I can’t hold too much of a grudge against them. Only a few years ago I was in the same situation. Ever think back to the life before Krishna and Prabhupada, ever shake your head and think “How could I have been so insensitive?!” But I was I didn’t think anything was wrong at the time. Even when we met the devotees, it took a long time for the idea to sink in that eating the flesh of animals is not natural at all. It took along time after that to be aware of the feelings of other living beings.
Thank you Srila Prabhupada!
But what now?
Develop the courage to stand up for our fellow living beings.
Free to be
