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A 10-year old’s vision for healing the planet | Genesis Butler | TEDxCSULB


Translator: Basant Abd Elsalam Checker: Nada Qanbar

When I was three years old,

My favorite meal was to cut the fried chicken,

I loved the fried chicken pieces.

I used to kill her almost every day.

One day, I was sitting at the dinner table

Look at the pieces,

I began to wonder where they came from,

So I asked my mother: “Mom, where do the fried chicken pieces come from?”

“She looked at me and said,” From the grocery store. “

Well, I know they’re from the grocery store,

So I tried again.

“Mom, where does the chicken really come from?”

She told me that we killed the animals because of them.

What? We eat animals, Mom? I never want to eat meat again

That night, I and my mother stopped eating animal meat.

A year later, I remember when I entered my mother’s bedroom.

I saw her suckling my little sister (Zeon)

This made me think about the milk I drank.

So I asked my mother: “Mom, where does the milk come from?”

She told me we were getting it from the cows’ mothers.

I said: “So it’s the same thing when taking a bank,

Just give it to humans instead of my little sister, right? “

“That’s exactly how it’s done, I never thought about it that way!”

I knew I could stop drinking and eating dairy products.

It has been four years since I became a vegetarian and I already loved it!

Because I know that I help the animals and also the land, as well.

Soon, my whole family joined me.

Not eating animal products alone will not save animals,

But it will help stop a lot of the damage we have done on the ground.

Now, it is possible to wonder,

“What does vegetation have to do with plants in the planet?”

I know.

I thought the same thing until I discovered these facts,

Frankly, they really caused me anxiety.

I hope they will cause you anxiety as well.

(Laughter)

According to several scientific studies,

Breeding animals for food

Are the main cause of global climate change,

Loss of biodiversity, pollution and water scarcity –

For example but not limited to.

And a study on water education in California

Shows that 2,463 gallons of water is consumed

Only to produce one pound of beef.

2,500 gallons is equivalent to filling a large bath of water twenty times.

Also consumes about 500 gallons versus one pound of poultry or pork,

And 900 gallons versus one pound of cheese.

Americans eat an average of 198 pounds of meat each year.

While the average consumption of the world 75 pounds of meat.

More than six billion people on the planet eat meat.

This large amount of water is used only for humans to eat animals.

In fact, the US Department of Agriculture explains

That 80 to 90% of the water is used in the United States

In order to raise animals.

Taking a bath for five minutes consumes 25 gallons of water,

But the production of one burger consumes up to 1,300 gallons of water.

This is equivalent to almost two months of bathing.

I see a lot of people in their environmentally friendly car

With posters entitled “Save the Earth”

But they are already on their way to ordering burgers.

(Laughter)

(clap)

I wonder if you know

That animal husbandry causes much more environmental damage

Of the entire transport industry.

Including all buses, trucks, cars, boats and aircraft in the world.

Emissions from animal pens

Is expected to rise by 80% in the next 30 years.

But emissions from energy are expected to rise by only 20 percent.

Now, this really scares me.

It makes me worry about the future of my generation and the future of generations to come.

When people can change the way they eat,

This will have an immediate impact on the planet.

I must present to you as an actress

For my generation and future generations to come.

Ask you to think about the foods you eat

If you eat animals and animal products,

And how it has a negative impact on the planet.

I know that many of you may think it’s hard to become vegetarians,

Or you really do not want it.

I know that because when we became two plants for the first time

I saw my mom at the back of her wardrobe eating a piece of chocolates.

(Laughter)

But this happened before you knew that there were plenty of wonderful chocolate free of milk.

I know, it’s difficult at first, but it gets easier over time,

It’s just a choice you do every day.

So, how do you do it, and where do you start?

Shop in the colored section of the grocery store.

No, I’m not talking about the corridors

Full of food ingredients that can not be pronounced.

The food section has a variety of fruits and vegetables which we need to try to eat.

In fact, the Food and Nutrition Academy,

“Vegetarian lifestyle can be healthy for all stages of life

And brings all the necessary nutrients we need, such as protein. “

There are even companies

Sell ​​animal-free alternatives to your favorite meal.

You can still eat your favorite meals

Knowing that neither the land nor the animals have any harm.

But profitable altogether, right?

You can also search the Internet

And discover thousands of delicious recipes, food and vegetarian

Which you can reach by clicking the button.

Do you think it will be difficult?

actually no.

Many restaurants offer vegetarian options,

Or you can ask the chef to make your dishes vegetarian

By abandoning meat and dairy products.

Now that you have some information

On how to abandon animal products from your dish,

I would like you to think about one of my favorite quotes,

He is like an American,

“We do not inherit the land from our ancestors,

We borrow it from our children. “

So please take into consideration my generation and future generations,

We know that we are concerned about our future on this planet.

We are helping adults to help.

The good news is that by changing what you choose to eat,

You will become part of the treatment of our planet,

Save animals and ensure a bright future for all of us.

I’m really, I really want this world.

And I know, that’s what you want too.

Do you know something?

I still love chicken pieces but now, they have become two plants.

(Laughter)

So let us save the Earth and all living beings on this planet

By making informed decisions about the foods we eat,

So start the process of healing!

thank you.

(Applause) (Cheers)

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