Intoxication

Well, this is a subject that strikes a chord with me and is frequently a subject of my ardent discussions with anyone that bothers to do indulge me... A few days ago, a friend of mine genially told me that he really appreciated people who did booze and stuff,.. as according to him that was the only way that the person could forget "himself" (and no marks for guessing that he is a drunkard!). And then i got into my usual frenzy and told him off,.. saying that to forget onself one need not go into the bar and numb his nerves by drowning himself in alchohol and other intoxications. I told him that the gist of life lies not in being intoxicated and forgetting "yourself" but in being aware and discovering yourself,.. i told him that if taken with a certain attitude,.. there was nothing ever in this world as intoxicating and at the same time as fulfilling and magnanimous as life.. and that the only reason that people search outside for intoxication and comfort was that they were afraid. Scared that perhaps the revelations that they would make about themselves would deal them a blow so hard, that they could not possibly get up again,.. afaraid that thier way of living life would leave upoun them a scar so ugly that they could never bother to look at themselves again... but then again the only way to get through life is to look at it as it is and get up and live life to the fullest by being contented each and every single moment of life. Intoxication is just escaping the problems of life for the time being... The only way to live life is to try and be creative each and every moment of your life,.. rediscover yourself each second , die every moment so that you can live every moment like a virgin. Untouched... Pure... and Blissful,.. and then you will find that life itself is filled with so much ecstacy and Bliss that, it will be the only intoxication you will ever need...