Would you like a drink? A very simple question that leads to an addiction , a habit with a social taboo in certain cultures; or a start of a journey with blissful moments. In a country like India that sells spirituality, both as a commercial entity and as an embedded cultural entity; it hasn't yet learnt to honour the 'GIN' in the bottle.
How DO we honour a drink? Is it through understanding of the consequences that may play as a result of intoxication. This understanding is either an excuse to reiterate a dramatic stop to one of nature's divine interventions or a one way approach ;where the cause, which is the consumption and the way it is consumed is less examined or discarded.
'Consumption of alcohol' I hate that phrase. Having a drink , like any other item that finds its way to our bellies should have a justifiable reason. I think that reason should be love.I have to make this clear you Fall into love, a feeling planned by fates around you through a series of thoughts that order itself in a chaotic manner, regurgitating itself so as to make you feel happy or oblivious to your helplessness. This my friends is how one BECOMES and not GETS intoxicated. This is how I map love to the drinking habit.
Love as a child- I want to fill my urges or I want to get drunk.
Love as a young kid- I want it because others have it.
Love as a teenager- A new sensation , no inhibitions, and I don't care if the world is looking.
Love as an adult- An activity that includes respect , restrain, faith, and a learning curve.
Growing up physically is an eventuality whereas spiritually takes time, understanding, examples and experience. In other words, culture. The only way one can truly appreciate nature's physical manifestation of spiritual assistance is to weave it through the thick fabric of our culture. Thereby, one can choose to leave the spirits not out of ignorance but out of love.
