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Drinking
Alcohol, Do We Need It?
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Say No to Alcohol
I have heard
many reasons for drinking: family problems, work problems, addiction, seductive
advertising, society,
health, curiosity, peer pressure, availability, and
depression.
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heard many reasons for not using drugs or drinking: waste of money, loss of
control of the mind and moods, fighting, creation of many health problems,
becoming notorious for acting poorly without shame (tarnishing your
reputation), loss of memory, and loss of intelligence.
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many ways to solve the above problems without cost such as through meditation,
talking to monks or priests, exercising for better
health, spending time with
good friends, reading a good book, doing problems, short term and long term,
that can arise from the use of drugs and drinking alcohol.
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No Alcohol for Health
Taking drugs
or drinking alcohol is what some people do in order to be fulfilled with
temporary and (usually) inappropriate happiness. Taking alcohol or drugs can
cause the worst sadness, if our uncontrollable thoughts, thoughts, speech, and
actions negatively affect other people’s lives.
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I once
received an e-mail from a friend. At the beginning, the e-mail showed pictures
of a girl when she was young until she was 19 years old. She was pretty as she
grew up. However, in the subsequent pictures, I saw hideous pictures of a
person. Later, the e-mail indicated that it was the pretty girl who got trapped
in a car that was hit by a 17 year-old student who was a drunk driver. He was
on his way home after drinking a couple of beers with his friends. The girl was
burnt all over her body. She has gone through at least 40 operations, lost her
hands, one of her eyelids, and other burnt organs causing her terrible and
endless pain.
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Let Go No Drugs, No Alcohol
The awful
accident has tremendously saddened the driver who is now over 20 years old, the
girl, and their families. I saw the picture showed he was crying. It has been
over 3 years now, and he still cannot forgive himself. Because of that drunken
moment, neither he nor anyone else can change her back to the pretty person she
was. She will never be the same, although he will never forgive himself for the
rest of his life, not even trading her life for his life will change anything.
All he can do right now is tell people how drinking and driving has devastated
his life. This sad accident occurred only because of his short moment of fun
spent drinking.
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