Alcohol, the secret love affair of many. The love affair with such a beautiful thing is kept in secrecy since it is shunned
by the worldly protocol. Most people will hide their love for alcohol as they’ve
been told by family, religion and even society as a whole, that it is a downright
bad thing. But then, what do they know?
The preachers and the family men will point fingers at
alcohol since they feel complete with what they have. A family life or a
religious approach to life may not be the answer for everyone. We all are
different, different people with different lives. That’s why one cannot create
same rules of living for everyone. That’s where societal guidelines and
religions fall short. Such things forcefully impose principles without
understanding the hardships of life that are largely subjective. So yeah, what do they know?
The politically correct minds will advocate their
righteousness by stating that alcohol is the cause of family feuds and
alcoholism is very much responsible for the devastation of many individuals. I
cannot help but agree with them but that does not give me enough reason to
completely zero down alcohol as something destructive. Excessive indulgence in
anything invites disaster, and alcohol is not an exception. But their minds are
extensively tamed and are afraid to think freely thus they will not cease to have blind
opinions. In the end, it’s the same question which concludes it for me, what do they know?
If alcohol is just limited to some sips and some drinks. It
is a boon; it quenches the thirst of a thirsty soul that feels helpless
sometimes, it fills the perennial voids of life for some time and lastly it
makes the less fortunate a little numb to their misfortunes. When I’m
advocating this subject I know that I can be proved wrong by infinite proportions
of people in the world, from the religious ones, to the successful ones and
even the family oriented ones. It just proves that people can only talk and
their opinions are poorly judged since we humans do not have the ability to
feel someone else’s emotions, emptiness and feelings. We judge everything by
our own life and every life does not make the same individual out of everyone. That’s
why, what do they know?
As humans, the unchangeable roads of our lives remain the
same. Some of us are walking terrains that are very rough. We may find ourselves
helpless and that’s when a few sips of this bitter blessing will be our helping
hand. While the people point fingers, talk and look down upon our blessing, we
will keep surviving our life and with a drunk grin we will silently ask
ourselves, what do they know?
3 comments:
how much is too much is the question...
Yes, we suffer from pre conceived notions and when we don't work under their influence, we take the judgement seats instead.
We are engrained with right n wrong so blindly that we refuse to look beyond or question. The feeling of having a light mind with just a few sips down-must have some boon that we refuse to consider it a bane?
Thankfully, not all are on one side on this :)
Loved the article Punky! Just echoes the same sentiments I have. Only the person who drinks knows why he drinks and how much that drink free's him. In the end, what do they know.
I drink and yes with my own money!
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