I have been facing controversies for a number of months now and a lot of missed opinions. And why? Because I enjoy the occasional glass of alcohol from time to time.
I started writing this because I grew annoyed and felt the need to get something straight with all of you. I am NOT an alcoholic and I have NEVER gotten drunk past the point of slight dizziness. However, it would appear that even this is seen as taboo for women in our society. Elders look on it as not being ‘ladylike’ behavior, whereas the youth become annoyed and judgmental if they cannot take advantage of that state of slight inebriation.
Whatever some might believe, I do not drink to drown my sorrow or anger. I drink because a glass of red wine when I am writing, drawing or working photos on my computer makes me feel as though I am part of a different time and I become inspired. I do not run away from responsibilities in a glass of alcohol. I merely postpone them for when my mood has improved.
I drink when I am out with my friends because a cocktail loosens the tongue of problems which need to be discussed and frees the spirit of frustrations. I drink when I am with my family because a small cup of visinata after a hearty home-cooked meal has become something close to ritual. I drink because it gives me the courage sometimes to continue on my path, regardless of how hard it is to endure or how painful it is. I drink because I want to show people I know how to have a good time and still be responsible. I drink because sometimes it reminds me of better times when I had been with the people I love.
I do not see what people are so worried about or enraged with. Alcohol is not a bad thing. On the contrary. Red wine, for example, has been proven to be of much help to the heart and the circulatory system. Take it from me – alcohol, in itself, is not that much of a bad thing. It is we humans who give it negative connotations… when we see what it does to people who are not able to drink responsibly.
Try to remember that the next time you want to judge me. Because, of course, you merely see what I show at a time and that is never the entire story.