Verities is the truth about ourselves and Balderdash we refuse to leave behind us. Balderdash is “A jumbled mix of liquors.” People who drank talked nonsense. This is the creation of Balderdash. When a person who has been drinking ever admit that they are not making sense at the moment. When would we have time to listen to ourselves. No clarity in what we hear or the spoken word. We tell the person beside us “You had too much to drink you are not making any sense.” Who are we to say being just as drunk as the rest of the crowd. Imitating each other speaking of others thoughts and not our own. After decades of being sober we think back at those times when we see a drinker with the same problem we once had. During your sobriety you will listen to every thought and word. Searching for the truth within now that the clutter is gone. Seeing the world through plastic wrap we see nothing clearly no matter how close we get to it. Our lives are not “Jumbled” anymore. To trade sobriety for relapse Balderdash is preferred. Drinkers are not thinkers I wasn’t and I’m not alone. A clear Mind, Thoughts, and Knowledge is where we discover our true value. Remember your strange behavior that came out when the booze went in? All sorts of nonsense all tied together was the result. Sounds like saying five words at the same time. What kind of a book comes out of a person who is Drunk, Groggy, or Sleeping it off? In sobriety is the only place where verities exist. Leave the Balderdash and the booze at the bar. I did. Now I am sitting here writing these posts. This requires thinking can’t do it with booze and bars.
If a man tried to take his time on earth and proved before he died what one man’s life could be worth. I wonder what would happen to this world.
Harold Forster Chapin
December 7, 1942- July 16, 1981 Age: 38
Who knows how far we can go?
So what is your choice in life a Verity or a Balderdash?
see ya’ next time