Crystal meth is some nasty crap.

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Originally posted by: meltdown75

Wisdom can be gained through using drugs, but what kind of wisdom and to what end? I think it is the most petty, cheap wisdom out there, populated with experiences that we don't need to have. Generations upon generations of people lived without a shred of this crap in their lives. They all lived complete lives. Now since it is available, people use it. I just question whether or not we are better off now as opposed to before.

I'm going to pick on weed right now for lack of a better example. If cavemen were able to see us today, grinding up the leaves and dried buds of a plant and inhaling the smoke into our lungs, they would probably think we were idiots. Lo and behold, afterwards, we're basically on the same intellectual level. Well, that's a little harsh but you get the idea?

All these chemical concoctions floating around too... I've been to raves, I know what that's all about. I've danced until the sun came up and went home soaked in a cold sweat, staring at fractal posters on my friend's walls watching them in full animated mode, in better resolution than I've ever seen on a computer. That friend is gone now, I don't know where he ended up. 99% of the friends I made through drugs are gone from my life, because the experiences we shared - no matter how many times - fade over the years. They just don't last like the REAL life things do - you know, the things normal people do. Druggies aren't normal - and I'm not saying you are one.

Time is better spent doing other things. I often wonder how many talents I could have developed during all that time spent with my bad habits. Like they say though, 30 is the new 20 for a lot of us that got caught up in the lifestyle in the 90s. "And then one day you find, ten years have got behind you..." rings true for me. Drugs really are bad, it just sucks that some of us have to learn the hard way. I think as a society, we will have to learn the hard way and we have a long way to go yet.

I second-guessed hitting reply because this is quite a personal reply on a large message board, but for the sake of the conversation, here it is.

I just gained a lot of respect for you reading that & while I don't agree with everything you've said, I certainly identify with a lot of it. :thumbsup: