strong like bull
Senior Don Juan
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- Nov 5, 2002
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any substance, including booze and weed, should only be used as an enhancer. responsibly with moderation.
such as, drinking a cup a coffee in the morning (watch the cream and sugar!) can give you a good boost of energy. and the antioxidents in the coffee are great too.
but drinking a pot of coffee in the morning, with 7 packs a sugar in each cup (a lady i work with does this every day) can have adverse effects on your health.
if you go somewhere relaxing, maybe sitting out by a fire under the stars and smoke a joint... youll find yourself with an enhanced ability to relax, and reflect on whatever comes to mind.
if you have to smoke when you wake, before work, after work, before dinner, before bed... you have a crutch. you will lose focus and vision.
as the icing on the cake, they can be delicious. its when it becomes the whole cake, that you have a problem. nobody wants a cake made only of icing.
the point is that substances can be harnessed to enhance, uplift, broaden or intensify our experiences in life. anything into excess can be dangerous... but the dangers of substances lies not only in the drug itself, but in the responsibility, judgement, and willpower of the user himself.
and moving on from booze, weed mdma to hard drugs like crack, coke and heroin... as the intensity and power of the drug increases it becomes harder for people to remain in control. the reason we all have seen people lose their lives to it.
how close to the edge are you willing to walk?
its a very personal decision to make. i would encourage that all parents, older siblings and schools teach young adults the truths of substances. the good and the bad. instead of using scare tactics to "protect them" from drugs, we as a people need to be educated on the truths so that we can form our own intelligent thoughts and make our own decisions. at some point everyone, including our children and children to come, will be faced with or offered booze or drugs. teach them how to make the educated choice.
-slb
such as, drinking a cup a coffee in the morning (watch the cream and sugar!) can give you a good boost of energy. and the antioxidents in the coffee are great too.
but drinking a pot of coffee in the morning, with 7 packs a sugar in each cup (a lady i work with does this every day) can have adverse effects on your health.
if you go somewhere relaxing, maybe sitting out by a fire under the stars and smoke a joint... youll find yourself with an enhanced ability to relax, and reflect on whatever comes to mind.
if you have to smoke when you wake, before work, after work, before dinner, before bed... you have a crutch. you will lose focus and vision.
as the icing on the cake, they can be delicious. its when it becomes the whole cake, that you have a problem. nobody wants a cake made only of icing.
the point is that substances can be harnessed to enhance, uplift, broaden or intensify our experiences in life. anything into excess can be dangerous... but the dangers of substances lies not only in the drug itself, but in the responsibility, judgement, and willpower of the user himself.
and moving on from booze, weed mdma to hard drugs like crack, coke and heroin... as the intensity and power of the drug increases it becomes harder for people to remain in control. the reason we all have seen people lose their lives to it.
how close to the edge are you willing to walk?
its a very personal decision to make. i would encourage that all parents, older siblings and schools teach young adults the truths of substances. the good and the bad. instead of using scare tactics to "protect them" from drugs, we as a people need to be educated on the truths so that we can form our own intelligent thoughts and make our own decisions. at some point everyone, including our children and children to come, will be faced with or offered booze or drugs. teach them how to make the educated choice.
-slb