The Bitter half…..

What do you do when you’re frustrated? Girls, they gossip, shop or start venting. They crib and sulk, make an issue out of it, cry their eyes out and sleep it off. Now boys, they have a different approach towards it altogether, they have their own modus operandi. They either isolate themselves or work it out. The disgruntlement gets to them too but they know how to hack it. They resort to measures which doesn’t give them the power to handle it, but, forget about it momentarily. They beat the drum, raise hell and paint the town red and go wild over what they call ecstasy, their thirst quencher- DAARU!

Girls, when they are happy, they shop, hog, gossip, dance or whatever and sleep it off. Boys know their way around it, they celebrate, how? - DAARU!

There are two types of people in this world. Actually, there are many, but broadly there are two ilks- teetotalers and guzzlers.  Non-drinkers they don’t need much of a description because they remember what they’ve dealt with, and how. So, let’s just flap our tongues about the stimulating ones here ;)

For some people drinking is an addiction, for some it’s dedication. Some drink just to get the buzz, some drink to drown themselves in self-pity and become miserable; and the rest, well they drink just for the heck of it.

To some people alcohol does what words can’t. There are a few who spill out their entire lives and secrets in front of you while some just catch their tongues and swallow it down. There’s a difference between drinking and getting drunk. Some people drink to make other people more interesting, while some take a dip in their own ephemeral majestic world. It can be in the pursuit of happiness or just to joggle out of the monotony of everyday life.

Here’s a quote which grapples my forethought every time I read it:

“Death: "THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT."
Albert: "Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them.” 

Those who drink to bring out their delitescent confidence are the people who amuse me the most. They surprise you or shock you with what’s been latent inside since a long, long time. After a few glasses down you can either make yourself to be fun around or the other people appear to be fun around, there’s no in between.

Drinking has a different meaning, a different effect in lives from person to person. For one it might be freedom and liberation, for one just habit. For some it might be vogue, for some the easy route to existence. Some people like rocking themselves to sleep, some like “on the rocks” rocking themselves to sleep. It’s just about the perspective. There are people who consider boozing as a sin, for some it’s agility, a fever.

I am acquainted to both the genres and I've learnt to accommodate with both. No-one is wrong, till you know where to draw the line. Few don’t have a problem with drinking but they choose not to see the virtuality of life, but the reality. While there are some who don’t have a problem with drinking except, when they don’t get a drink ;) that’s probably because they prefer being idealistic than realistic, and I see nothing wrong with that.  There comes a time in everyone’s life, when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne or a can of beer. Such a man can never be too poor to buy a drink.

Alcohol is a lot like love, it either brings out the best in you or the worst. When in limits, it’s an invigorator, it’s fun, but if you drop the fence, it can destroy you. It can either leave behind a lesson or just cinders.

I’ve seen people breaking down, letting out the demon inside, getting emotional, pouring love or fighting after getting sloshed. No-one knows exactly how they’ll toe the mark after drinking, maybe that’s why they do it, to let go, to revive what was mellowed down.  The more you have it, the less you can see its effect on you.  Some people after blabbering a lot of things which were uncalled for get away by saying that it was alcohol doing the talking, but no, alcohol does not utter a word, it just stands there, watching you intently, with constant vigilance, it can’t even pour itself out of the bottle.

For those who let alcohol drive them, there’s some food for your thought:  always have the desire to drink, don’t let it turn into an obsession. Obsession either ruins you or leaves you feeling incomplete and in the want for more, no matter how much you already have. It’s like the throw of dice; it could either work out good or be disastrous. It’s good as long as it’s pleasure and not a necessity, because we can make do without pleasure but not necessity.

If something dreadful happens, you drink to forget.

If something good happens, you drink to celebrate.

If nothing happens, you drink to make something happen.

That’s how it goes. People don’t always need a reason to drink; sometimes it’s just the sequel that leaves you feeling unscathed and unshackled. Maybe that’s why people call it intoxication and not contamination, hangover and not run-over ;)

“First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” 
                             ― F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so?
There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” 
                             ― Drew Carey

To drink is as human as to sleep. You will either wake up with a dream to follow or a nightmare to forget.

                 -Akankshaa Diksha Sharma