Alcohol is amazing to me, because people use alcohol as an excuse just as bad as Christian’s use Christ. I am not saying anything against drinking, per se, because I think there is a time and a place for most anything (if you want it), but it becomes a problem when it is: in excess, used as an excuse, or becomes something more than a moment enhancer. I only drink very, very rarely, personally. However, when people get drunk, suddenly everything is not their fault.
“Oh, I was drunk, that was the alcohol talking.”
Uhm, nope, sorry. No can do. YOU still said it. It is not as if by drinking the alcohol, you’ve invited some new temporary guest into your mind, and you get to take the night off. It is still you. Yeah, alcohol (depending on the amount you drank) will lower your inhibitions� but that is it. It is lowering you inhibitions (i.e. you are still doing things that you want to do!)
I’m tired of hearing excuses and I’m tired of hearing about lack of accountability. When you are drunk, you are doing things that you would “not normally do.” However, it is still you doing them. You are still accountable for your actions, because the alcohol does not give new ideas and new impressions into your mind and psyche.
In fact, it’s probably a really good idea to see what you do, what you say, and how you act when you are drunk. Because for most people, that is going to be one of the few times they get let their social inhibitions down and do what they want. And you might see inside to whom you really are. And if you don’t like it, you can always change it. And if you do like it, take it for all it’s worth.