drink and be merry... NOT...

I just went down to cuscaden for a round of drinks with a couple of pals. It was a pretty good time cos these two friends of mine never fail to amuse me with new things to think about. Many of which makes me question stuff and either reinforces my stand on a certain thing or changes it. It's the former usually.

And so, one of them told me that someone (who's a christian) told him that we shouldn't drink to get tipsy. I didn't really put much thought about it at the point of time but on the way home, it resurfaced in my mind.

First of all, I find that statement that we shouldn't drink to get tipsy rather bizarre. That's based on the assumption that getting tipsy is synonymous with getting high, which doesn't equal getting drunk. If you don't drink to get tipsy, why don't simply you substitute the alcohol with something cheaper and healthier?? Like coke, pepsi, 7-up, or even ice water... And it'd be even lamer to say that it's an adult thing or a guy thing, cos otherwise, it'd make you kinda lame to find your adulthood or manhood in a jug.

And if you ask me whether God allows us to drink, I would definitely say yes. And if you ask me whether God allows us to get tipsy, I would definitely say yes too! Because there are a few instances in the bible, drinking wine is being equated to being merry (e.g. Ecclesiastes 10:19), which is equals to getting high!! But should drinking be a source of happiness, definitely not!!

So to the one who says that we should prevent ourselves from drinking to get tipsy, go fly kite, cos you will be like a vegan who still harbours the desire to eat the meat of a dead animal and thus end up eating mock meat...