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>>>He never struck me as a kind or peaceful person, thus not sympathetic, unlike the heart-filled and -oriented Mr. Gibson (who has been sober for quite a while

>>>He never struck me as a kind or peaceful person, thus not sympathetic, unlike the heart-filled and -oriented Mr. Gibson (who has been sober for quite a while). This man of familial wealth was (I guess) probably drunk at the time, and I wonder if he'll ever understand that using your gifts of affluent life and highly educated talent with words should be worth more then gossiping about your family, hooking up with any person you find attractive, and spending your life in pubs, as I gather from his wikipedia page. >>>It just goes to show that we should treasure each day, and not waste it while we still have good ones. I've been thinking lately about why, as I get older, I don't really have a desire to drink a lot or hedonistic behavior in general. I think maybe that's why. As I've become more aware of my own aging and mortality, I don't really want to just throw away a day (or more if you count hangovers) like that.

MrMcCall 2y ago
First, alcohol should be used topically only for medical treatment. Second, getting drunk is simply the result of poisoning oneself, and that is detrimental to our body, so we should avoid it. It destroys our B vitamins and causes cancer, if the newer studies are to be believed (and I do). Third, it lessens our inhibitions which is a huge societal problem. Sure, not everyone gets shitfaced or even behaves badly when imbibing too much, but the risk is always there and when one looks honestly at societies over the ages, lots of bad things happen when people get drunk. Domestic violence would drop significantly if people didn't get drunk or use hard drugs. I'm not a 'make it illegal' kind of guy, because that simply never works, but educating the population on the negative potential effects should be essential education for young people. It's good you have outgrown that negative tendency of our cultures. Sometimes, we actually do gain wisdom as we age :-) Peace be with you, my friend.

MrMcCall 2y ago

First, alcohol should be used topically only for medical treatment. Second, getting drunk is simply the result of poisoning oneself, and that is detrimental to our body, so we should avoid it. It destroys our B vitamins and causes cancer, if the newer studies are to be believed (and I do). Third, it lessens our inhibitions which is a huge societal problem. Sure, not everyone gets shitfaced or even behaves badly when imbibing too much, but the risk is always there and when one looks honestly at societies over the ages, lots of bad things happen when people get drunk. Domestic violence would drop significantly if people didn't get drunk or use hard drugs. I'm not a 'make it illegal' kind of guy, because that simply never works, but educating the population on the negative potential effects should be essential education for young people. It's good you have outgrown that negative tendency of our cultures. Sometimes, we actually do gain wisdom as we age :-) Peace be with you, my friend.