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The Barn at the End of the World: The Apprenticeship of a Quaker, Buddhist Shepherd by Mary Rose O'Reilley

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reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

I have conflicted feelings over this book. I loved narration, I am interested in stories from people visiting Buddhist monasteries, I had nothing against how this woman views religion and her beliefs. I actually found it refreshing and lovely, but the sheep stories were gruesome, I saw no love for sheep themselves, only what their loves can give the farmers. One dying or not being able to birth lambs means loss of money that makes the owners angry and furious. I think seeing this as love for these animals were nonsense, denial of truth in front of you. Maybe the PETA girls were wrong, but neither was Mary right. If you can't grow soy somewhere, you absolutely still can grow something else. We can't grow a lot of things in colder climates, but we still deal with it and grow food, I bet there's a lot of plants that people can grow in warmer climates. The thing is, it's a good argument, but not as informed as she thinks it is. So, actually, logically, she's in the same plane as PETA girls with "everyone should grow soy".
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