ENJOY DON'T ABUSE

By Patrick Mburu.

Thursday, Friday, Sato and others kila siku, are the days that we walevi call a time to reduce stress or  just be merry from the hassles and bustles of life; from school, work, draining relationships (both family and otherwise), to the nearest local pub, favorite bar , minibar or any other alcohol drinking zone.

Alcohol is a social drink, it is drunk for the people to be merry, even Benjamin Franklin once said that  ‘Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. There is a reason why Jesus changed water into wine and not into another nonalcoholic drink, food for thought.

Though you may want a release from everything negative from your life, don’t abuse the drink in front of yah, enjoy it. That is, don’t drink to get drunk simply enjoy the drink, drink for you to remember the events of yesterday, be the person taking photos of other drunk folks, if that’s your thing, be the person who enters a matatu gives 1 K for  a bill of 100 bob, and demands for change, be that guy. History tells that there is no shortage of alcohol but there is limitation in terms of your youthful self. Be drunk yes, but just enough for you not to forget and let life pass you by. Regret, is waking up the next morning and not remembering what happened yesterday, that’s  a couple of hours you won’t  be able to recover. 

Alcohol is meant to be enjoyed, a fun factor with the guys or ladies not a means to a way. Looks at the famous quotes known in Kenya today from Jameson, Jack Daniels, Pilsner, all beers, whiskeys, Gin, brandy and the rest, having them with the pals, is meant to be enjoyed not abused, because who will carry the other except the one who does the enjoying while the rest are abusing and he/she tells the rest how, that celebrity  who bought an entire round of whatever and you missed it, exactly who wants to be the one who is left out when such a conversation is been discussed,  exactly it’s got a bad vibe to it.

So great pals to be, let’s toast to the Easter holiday with a shot of whatever vodka, gin and brandy of your fancy, beer and wine. Cheers , have fun, enjoy alcohol  don’t abuse it.