The following post isn't written by me. In fact, I've found it on Tumblr before- and over the course of the past two weeks it has crossed my dashboard 6 times. Due to this factor, I've decided to post it below... along with the fact that I happen to agree with its message very strongly and it's something I'm very passionate about spreading awareness to.
"I hate alcohol. I hate that it takes control away from those who choose to drink it. I hate that it makes people lose their inhibitions and do things that they never would have done otherwise, go places they never would have gone otherwise, and let people do things to them that will scar them for the rest of their lives. I hate that everyone assumes that if they only drink in moderation it will not affect them. I hate that they don’t realize that it will affect them. Can’t they see that ninety percent of alcoholics started by “drinking in moderation”. I hate that so many of these people never realized that they were no longer drinking in moderation until they ruined their lives, or until they ruined somebody else’s life. I hate that you think that you are only drinking in moderation and that everything will be okay. I hate that those who make the well-thought-out and wise decision to stay away from alcohol are ridiculed and scorned by those who don’t understand that life can be even more fun, relationships more rewarding, and intelligence better fostered without the false promises that alcohol offers. I hate that it has cost us as a society untold billions and trillions in lost wages, and productivity and lives. I hate that it has cost untold millions of lost relationships and lost innocence. I hate that people end up in the Emergency Room because they were driving home to their families and singing along to the radio when out of nowhere somebody locked in the trance of alcohol runs into their car. I hate that wives and even husbands end up in the Emergency Room because they have been abused by spouses who have been drinking again. I hate that children end up in the Emergency Room because they have been abused by parents who have been drinking again. I hate that most of the people who will read this post will be trying to come up with reasons why I am wrong and why alcohol isn’t that bad. I hope that someday we will be able to be honest as a society and let go of the crutch that is alcohol. I hope that someday we will embrace life and learn to love it as it comes to us, without the mind-deadening effects of alcohol, without the body-rotting diseases that come along for the ride, and without the fear and pain and embarrassment that follow behind. I hope that maybe one person who reads this post will stop long enough to truly ponder what I am saying and give up alcohol for a better life." I love this post so much. It contains so much wisdom that so few people understand... and I wish that more did. I lost my mom to alcoholism 3 years ago; and for the 4 years leading up to her death I stood witness to the effects of alcohol. I watched it not only destroy my mom, but I watched it destroy my family. I watched it rip apart trust and to some extent; love. Alcohol terrifies me for how much it can manipulate and control the mind... how harmful it is, and how it's disguised and sold as a social lubricant. I don't know who is responsible for the post above, but if by chance they ever read this post- thank you so much for putting into words what I cannot express. - Maddie
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