acti-veg:

For those vegans who feel like they don’t make a difference, please try to remember just how powerful it is to be a visible symbol of this movement and an advocate for a better world. Through our actions and our ethics we show others that it is possible to live in such a way as to cause the least harm we can, and that not only can humans survive this way; we can thrive. Just by existing we offer a template for a kinder, a wiser and a more sustainable way of being.

So even if you’re not as vocal as you’d like to be, never forget that by your commitment alone you inspire people, even if you never get to see the fruits of that inspiration. We aren’t going to end animal agriculture in our lifetime and we may never save the life of an animal directly, but wherever we go we’re planting seeds. You should never let anyone devalue that.