Be confident in yourself, in your abilities, and in your goals. Then go for it.
Worry is a prayer for something you don't want.
If you want people to listen to you, then be willing to listen to them.
Lions and other carnivorous animals do eat meat, but that doesn't mean we should. They would die if they didn't eat meat. Human beings, in contrast, choose to eat meat; it isn't a physiological necessity.
Enlightenment is the realization of the oneness of being, where otherness disappears.
We are so unconscious about our actions that we don't even realize the immense suffering we are causing to animals, the planet, and ourselves.