Life is a roller
coaster
People always on the
move with the coffee mugs overflowing in Costa
In my travels I have
come across many experiences
But there is one that
seems to always shock my senses
This is the tale of
the young man facing the world of addiction
And whether or not he
managed to escape this seemingly perilous situation
Young man: Good
morning world, what shall I occupy my time with today
Mind: How
about we educate ourselves today
Young man: Certainly
sounds like a good idea
Body: Screw
that man, let’s gamble!
Young man: Ooo
Barcelona are playing tonight, it will be good odds. I could make a few bucks
Body: Yeah
man, let’s make that MONEY!
Mind: What! No, do not waste your
time with such trivial and easy money method ways. The satisfaction gain from
them is purely temporal, education lasts a lifetime
Young man: That is true; they do say knowledge is
power
Mind: Yes, so let us ignore these
irrelevant thoughts of get rich quick tactics
Body: Forget you, what about all
the people out there that are millionaires from gabling. Don’t chat nonsense,
it works if you have the guts to do it…..I never thought you were a little
girl, what the boys going to think?
Young man: Ahh jheeze the boys are going to tease me
if I tell them I’m backing out of a bet. Yo you know one bet aint going to hurt
now right?
Body: That’s the spirit, we got
this!
Mind: No, do not give in. This is
exactly how it starts, you do a little and it leads to a lot, and before you
know it you’re addicted!
Young man: Addicted! Nah don’t worry I can handle
myself, I am not one of those desperate gambling dependent people
Mind: Yes, now you are not, but
how do you think those people got there in the first?
They started off
just like you are now, thinking that they can handle the odd bet here and there
and then when they make a tiny profit
they believe they are God’s gift at gambling and carry on gambling blindly
Young man: What do you take me for, an idiot?
Of course I will
be able to control myself; once I make a profit I am done and will walk away.
Body: Yeah, you tell that fool of
a mind of yours to stay out of this. LEGO!
Mind: Ok, well I tried.
The first stage of addiction I found is the easiest to be
caught up in
The person goes through a phase of self-reassurance to
counter the feeling of vulnerability that begins creeping
In order to prove to ones’ self and brethren that they are
man enough to handle the craze
But what they fail to realise that proof of male dominance
is overrated in addiction’s case
Once one tastes the sweet nectar of victory
They are entangled in the chains of addictions clutches of
authority
To be reborn into a world of financial and emotional
misery
Where escape is an impossibility
Now unto the
next phase
Young man: YES! I won, FULL HOUSE BABY!!
Body: See, told you bro. You got
this! Round 2 bro!
Mind: What happened to playing
only until a profit is made and stopping after that?
Young man: Ahh stop being a party pooper, feels
like my lucky day today. What could go wrong? Bring it!
Mind: I pray you don’t regret that
statement.
FEW MOMENTS
LATER…
Young man: Come on, just need a 21 and I have
broken even
Nooooooooo! That’s
all my savings down the drain. What am I going to do!!
Body: Credit card? You could get
lucky and win it all back with interest.
Mind: No man, stop while you are
ahead (well actually, behind). It is not worth it.
Young man: Look man, I am screwed I need to make
the money back somehow. I am down for anything right now, all I need is one
lucky break and I am rich!
Mind: Remember that time when you
said you would never become one of those dependent desperate people? Look at
you now, seems like fate had a different set of plans for you. Pathetic!
Body: Ignore him, just do it you
have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
Wow, what a crazy turn of events in that young man’s life
You would imagine and hope that this illustration is a
special twist of fate of a man’s strife
But how delusional you would be
This is the recognised outcome an addict is expected to
see
Now you may be asking, “So why even take part?”
Well that is the question for the ages, that it doesn’t
matter how smart
Or how much monetary value one has within their possession
Once the claws of addiction infiltrates, it grips your
very being
Let us see
how the story concludes
Body: Dude, I had no idea this
would happen.
I am really
sorry.
Mind: Sorry does not take it all
back.
His life has been destroyed, that
is what addiction brings to one’s life….takes you from HERO to ZERO.
Young man: Why did this happen to me? I was only
supposed to spend a few quid and then walk away.
But I could not
physically command my body to cease from the action it was taking and walk away
Now I have lost
it all
I am empty and
drained
Financially,
emotionally and in life
Old man: Hello young man, I can tell from your
current location at the foot the payment and the rugged state of your clothes
that you are yet another victim of addiction.
Here is some
advice, take at your own discretion, you are still young, take this chance to
start afresh and move forward in life.
Just make sure
you LEARN from your MISTAKES.
And pass your
story unto those contemplating on taking upon the addiction challenge.
Life is packed with many trials and tests
Do not allow this take away your rest
The addiction challenge is not to be taken lightly
It is a real threat that can affect us all greatly
Rise above the testosterone desire to prove ones
invincibility
The results of such conquests always end in calamity
Leave your fate in God’s hands
And don’t sell your life to addiction’s demands
Take heed
And succeed
