美国独立宣言起草人之一,发现“电”真实存在的伟人--富兰克林,在他年轻时,曾有一段轶事,现录于此和朋友们分享。年轻时期的富兰克林坚持素食不是因宗教信仰,而是以动物的立场而言。他认为吃另外一种动物是一件十分的残酷行为,一直拒绝吃任何动物的肉,而成为素食主义者。有一次,富兰克林从波士顿搭船出海,海面平静无风,使得他所搭乘的帆船根本无法前进,在不得已的情况下,船只好停泊在一个荒岛的附近,等侯海风的再度来到。在等候的过程当 Franklin, one of the drafters of the United States Declaration of Independence, found that “Frankie”, the real great man of “Power,” had some anecdote in his youth and is now here to share with his friends. Franklin, a young man, insisted vegetarianism was not based on religious beliefs, but on the animal’s standpoint. He considered eating another animal is a very cruel behavior, has always refused to eat any animal meat, and become vegetarian. Once, Franklin sailing from Boston to sea, calm and windy sea, making his sailboat simply can not move forward, under the last resort, the vessel was parked in the vicinity of a desert island, waiting for the sea breeze again. When waiting for the process