The next question is from Madame Victorine Ankude from Togo. She is a director of a vegetarian (vegan) kindergarten in Lomé and she’s a vegan. (Welcome, madame.)
Ankude Victorine: Dear Master, I am the director of an elementary school, and I serve vegan dishes to the children in the cafeteria. Parents do agree, of course. But what hurts me is that the children can eat vegan only at school. At home, the students start to eat meat again, even if they do not want to. What advice could You give me to encourage the parents to continue feeding their children vegan food? Thank You, Master.
Master: Yes, madame. It pains me too to hear of this. Madame Director, thank you for your love, first of all, of the children and your noble efforts. May God bless you so much. What you are doing is already excellent. If the children have the true motivation to be vegan themselves, you have already helped a generation to change. But meanwhile, perhaps there are dishes that you can share with the parents. Invite the parents to school for a night of good vegan food and fun. You can also send recipes home, or take recipes home.
Also, you can share with the parents the results of a study finding that children who are smarter tend to be vegetarian when they grow up. In the United Kingdom, researchers measured the IQ of a group of children at age of 10 and then again in adulthood. It was found that for every 15-point rise in IQ, the likelihood of the person being vegetarian rose by 38%! There are also many cases where the children themselves are the ones who bring awareness and excitement about the benefits of the vegan diet to their parents.
We could also even give them handouts showing some of the harms of (animal-people) meat and the benefits of being vegan, which our Association members would be happy to provide for you. The other thing you can do is to show the kids very simple dishes that they can prepare for themselves. Even a simple rice and sesame dish can be delicious and satisfying, and very easy to make. That way, the child can feel more independent and could even offer some of their prepared meals to the parents to try. Once the parents at least accept the concept, they will likely be more open and maybe become vegan themselves. So, try your best to get a conversation going with the child’s help and see if parents can open their hearts and minds to this Earth- and life-saving diet. Many parents have tried it.
Many of them have been satisfied at seeing how their children benefit from it, like their health is better, they are more intelligent, more obedient, cooperative. Even their temperament is better. So there’s nothing to lose, only to gain. Thank you for doing what you do, madame, and God bless you. God bless your students and may you be successful in convincing the parents to feed their children and themselves with the compassionate, all-loving, blissful, healthy, wonderful vegan diet. (Thank You, Master. Thank You very much for all Your answers.) You’re welcome.
(Master, the children from this vegetarian [vegan] school prepared four songs for You tonight.) Oh. (Would You like to listen to them now?) Oh, wow! Of course! I’m thrilled! […] Wow. Thank you so much. I was impressed! Wow. They’re so beautiful and so smart! Such beautiful children. So healthy. Lovely. God bless you so much, sweethearts. Thank you, beautiful children, thank you! God bless you. (Thank You, Master.)
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