sobriety

I attended my army mate's birthday party yesterday and almost got to fulfill one of my childhood dream in the process. That is to get involved in a "Gang Fight" and beat the daylights out of someone. To cut the story short, though there were a lot of hustle and verbal exchanges, thankfully the matter did not blow out of proportion and we left the place in one piece. Though I say I want to experience what it's like to be in a "gang fight", there was a moment yesterday where I wanted to just fade away, disappear and not get into trouble. But I realized that I shouldn't because they are my army mates. So rather than run away, which is so irresponsible, I stayed to try to ease the tension.

But what really intrigued me about this whole incident is the power of alcohol. A overdose of this liquid can give one much courage to do things one usually won't do because the power of reasoning is lowered, or sometimes, not even there. We would normally hesitate to do something wrong because we consider the consequences. But alcohol takes those considerations and throw them out of the window. This reminds me of what was shared during PlayMax. Fun is something we all want, but it is not everything and cannot replace the more important things in life. If in the process of pursuing fun, we compromise our values and principles, we are going to find ourselves getting into loads of trouble.

So I guess the take away for me from this incident is the need to make sober decisions. It need not be alcohol. Sometimes peer pressure, man's approval, lust for certain things, can cause me to make decisions that are not sober. And by the time I realize it's a mistake, it can be too late sometimes. That's why the Bible always tells us to be alert, because the devil is like a lion, prowling around us and waiting for the opportunity to pounce on us once we let our guard down.

THINK BEFORE I ACT!!!