The main focus of this blog is not to say that alcohol is ‘bad’, but to discuss the ‘bad’ behaviour which often comes as a result of drinking.
It is only in very recent years that I have seriously calmed down on the drinking front. In the past I tended to spend most nights in the pub or drinking at friends’ houses. It was, at times, a lot of fun. Waking up in unfamiliar places, loosing your socks during a night out, meeting new people (chatting up girls) and laughing at your mates while they’re being sick can be extremely entertaining.
However, there can be serious consequences to some of this behaviour. Since becoming a ‘Street Pastor’ (church initiative in the community) I have become increasingly aware how vulnerable some people become when they’re excessively drunk; I’ve seen people physically attacked, completely unable to defend themselves, people, often young women, falling asleep in public places and numerous people who are unaware of where they are or how to get home safely. These are just a few of the altogether too regular situations that happen every weekend in Wolverhampton and across the land.
Drinking can be, and should be, fun but there definitely needs to be more responsibility taken by people who are out drinking. We are all precious to someone and need to take good care of ourselves.
It is only in very recent years that I have seriously calmed down on the drinking front. In the past I tended to spend most nights in the pub or drinking at friends’ houses. It was, at times, a lot of fun. Waking up in unfamiliar places, loosing your socks during a night out, meeting new people (chatting up girls) and laughing at your mates while they’re being sick can be extremely entertaining.
However, there can be serious consequences to some of this behaviour. Since becoming a ‘Street Pastor’ (church initiative in the community) I have become increasingly aware how vulnerable some people become when they’re excessively drunk; I’ve seen people physically attacked, completely unable to defend themselves, people, often young women, falling asleep in public places and numerous people who are unaware of where they are or how to get home safely. These are just a few of the altogether too regular situations that happen every weekend in Wolverhampton and across the land.
Drinking can be, and should be, fun but there definitely needs to be more responsibility taken by people who are out drinking. We are all precious to someone and need to take good care of ourselves.
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