Moderation Sucks

"Everything in moderation"
Right?
Wrong!
This phrase becomes a mantra repeated for the sole sake of keeping us commited to our addictions. Moderation kills and in the intern keeps us enslaved to a moderate (or worse) existence. Excellence by any means does not come through moderation. Thomas Edison did not do "a little" inventing. Albert Einstein was not a "moderate" thinker. And you can bet that those who acheive excellence in health (not to be confused with sport performance or cosmetic appearence)engage in moderate comspumption of fruit and vegetables. Above all - moderation in diet is asking of ourslves to compromise our ethics, our compassion and our concern for the world. The torture of animals is not ok in moderation. Not even a little. A little global warming still sucks. In order for us to comsume meat (and dairy) we must first all agree to forget from where our food comes from and the means in which it came to our plate. Or worse - we joke about it, or shrug it off as an acceptable means for health and well being. Sometimes we even deny that (certain) animals have the ability to suffer. How sad. But maybe if we think about this in moderation we will work up the personal courage to do something to bring about change? Didn't Gandhi urge us to be the moderate change we wish to see? The Tao Te Jing states that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Isn't that moderation? A single step? No - it is a giant leap towards a thousand mile journey towards enlightenment. Take it.