Drugs . . . we see them here, we see them there, and we see
them everywhere. I’ve just had an
epiphany! Dr. Seuss never really meant “green
eggs and ham”, he meant drugs. Ok that
is completely my personal opinion, however it is a story that can undoubtedly be
compared to that of the challenge that younger people face when first
introduced to drugs today.
How often have you heard these tales of peer pressure? You know the ones about the innocent good
boys and girls who refuse over and over again to try the thing that looks bad,
smells bad, and will most likely taste bad, yet they tire of the fight, and
they give in to the pressure, and they think to themselves, “Nothing horrible
will happen if I just try it”. Then boom,
it happens . . . they’re hooked.
In an instant they go from I will not ever, no matter what,
to I love this always, I should have tried it sooner. How can we possibly fight a war on something
that makes people believe that they are all the better for it? How do we take away the only happiness that
some people will ever get, especially when it is always so readily available,
affordable, and accessible?
All around us, all
around the world, and even here at home, wherever home might be, we see drugs,
we hear about drugs, we smell them, taste them, live by them, and we even live because
of them, so how do we live without them?
The simple, realistic answer is, “we can’t, and we won’t”, so now I
think it’s time that we teach our youth, since they are destined to outlive us,
how to be happy without drugs; how to live, in every literal and metaphorical
meaning of the word, without wanting and needing drugs, even if they are
around.
No more enticing, no more tempting, and no more promise of
false and temporary happiness. Life is
what it is, and you have to feel all the bad and sad in order to truly
appreciate the good and wonderful. A
temporary state of euphoria or escape from reality is no solution nor can it be
compared to the sober feelings of true Eden like happiness. I will not try your drugs dear old Sam, no
matter what you offer, I am better just as I am!
The first three paragraphs of your post works equally well if you replace every occurrence of the word 'drugs' with the word 'sex'. Which is unfortunate, because the expectation in society is that everyone will eventually be allowed to have as much sex as they want and can arrange for.
ReplyDeleteThis hints that there is something fundamentally wrong with the DARE program and "abstinence-only" sex education...