He said, "I feel the pain and suffering of the animals in the factory farms. I wake up in the middle of the night and hear their screams." The work he did at Luvin Arms eased some of the pain he felt in his heart.
Earlier this week, a gentleman visited us from Denver. He moved from
India and has been here in the U.S.for 2 years. He is the manager of
an Indian restaurant and has been vegan for 4 years. He and his
family do not know many people.
Simply by coincidence, he met Shaleen, Shilpi, and family when they
stopped in for dinner for the first time at the restaurant. That is
how he told me he miraculously learned about Luvin Arms.
He said - ‘I am always sad...I am not a happy person. There are so
many nights I don’t sleep. I feel the pain and suffering of the
animals in the factory farms. I wake up in the middle of the night
and hear their screams.”
His first day here happened to be the day we rescued a new resident
of Luvin Arms (his name is “Lucky”).
And he said - “It isn’t only Lucky’s independence day...it is MY
independence day. I found my purpose in life.”
He further added - “It has been just so hard. My son and wife have
stopped being vegan. And today when I was coming here and telling
them about Luvin Arms, they promised to try and become vegan again.”
I told him to sign up for the movie “Ahimsa in Action” and watch it
with his wife and son. It might help them understand why he feels so
passionately about this work.
He came all the way from Denver on an Uber - something I know must
be a struggle to afford.
While at Luvin Arms, he worked for over 6 hours in the barns without
stopping for a minute... without taking a break. When I returned
from the rescue in the evening, he was still here at Luvin Arms
working non-stop.
He swept and cleaned everything immaculately. The barns have never
looked so incredible.
I noticed he had blisters on his hands, so I asked him to please let
me give him a band-aid. He responded, “No, I will get used to this
work, I am ok!”
The smile and satisfaction on his face told the entire story. The
work he did at Luvin Arms eased some of the pain he felt in his
heart.
His passion for farmed animals touched me deeply.
I am so grateful to have met him, I know you must have similar
feelings too.