I know that this is quite a debatable topic and that I have to be
careful with everything I say in order not to be disrespectful. So, I´ll
try it ;)
This topic is actually something that has been in my mind for quite a
long time. Is not that I´m a drug consumer or the kind, haha. The thing is that
I did not know how to bring the topic for discussion. Even though there is a lot
of information on the internet, I needed “real and solid” information. I needed
to hear someone talking about this. And finally, I had the chance.
Whenever I hear the word DRUGS I get really angry. I do not understand
why people decide to DESTROY their lives in such a foolish way. And I say
DESTROY because that is what drugs do, not only with your body but also with everything
around you.
So, this is what happened. A few days ago I was at my friend´s house.
There were also some friends of hers as well. Everything was going really well
until one of them took a joint out of his bag and put it on the table. I was
shocked. The only thing I was able to utter was: Imagino que no pensaras fumarte
ESO aca??? To what he replied: Dale, No me digas que nunca fumaste
marihuana? Si no
lo has hecho no sos de este mundo. TODO EL MUNDO LO HACE. I proudly said that I have never
done such thing. And that it will never ever happen. Everybody looked at me and
started laughing.
I felt insulted and attacked, in a certain way. My reply was: So, you do
it just because society imposes it? Because you consider that smoking pot makes
you “a cool person” and helps you to “BE PART” of a certain group? I will let
to your imagination and interpretation the amount of answers that emerged.
I´m really worried because this is a really problematic issue in our
country. The amount of teenagers that consume drugs nowadays is alarming. It
all starts by doing something “for fashion” but then it becomes an addiction.
Doing something because society or your friends impose it is non-sense. Smoking
marijuana does not make you cooler or more fashionable. On the contrary, it destroys
your life, whether you like it or not.
You know I agree with you. And, unfortunately, I know the house and friend you are talking about. Not because of her, but because of her friends haha.
ReplyDeleteOk, I'm glad you replied that way. They do it in order to belong to the cool group. I think they SHOULD DO whatever they want because they are grownups. What I don't think they should be doing is to say the ones that don't do the same that they don't belong to this world. I mean, who are you to say that? Just because I don't agree with your ideas, doesn't mean I am the odd one out.
I repeat: you can do as you want. But respect the ones with different opinions.
Liked your post! :)
I experienced almost the same situation a week ago. I gathered with a couple of friends one night and we went to a party. We didn't know anybody there but the moment we arrived we noticed that they were smoking pot. Surprisingly one of my friends was excited by the idea that she could smoke too! I was shocked...
ReplyDeleteNevertheless the people smoking were doing it somewhere else in order not to bother the rest of us.
They offered my other friend and me to smoke too and, although we didn't accept they did not impose us their habit and we didn't step into their businesses.
My point here is that it’s their choice and sometimes you cannot fight them, you just have to shut your mouth and stay cool.
Nadya, I agree with you!! What an awful experience! My question is: Does fashion mean that it is correct? Sometimes, people just follow blindly, so they don't know the real consequences of those THINGS. If we think when we cross the street, sometimes we don't respect the traffic lights. If someone is waiting for the traffic light to turn green and that there were no cars at that moment, people begin to think that he/she is a strange person.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I love your post!!!!
I know many people who smoke, and I think there are two types of "smokers". There are the ones that you talked about. They do it to show themselves they are cool and to pretend they can do what they want and all that. But, there are others, who do it without the need of telling to the rest of the world and without showing that in front of others. They do it just because they like it, not to fit into this society. Personally, it doesn’t bother me as long as they respect the other’s decisions and clean air.
ReplyDeleteSo true Nadya! All for the sake of fashion and the desire of belonging to a group It also happens with alcohol and legal and illegal drugs as well. The point is that people know and are perfectly aware of what they are doing to their bodies. But sometimes they just can handle the situation and they become adicted and it is difficult for them to quit by themselves.
ReplyDeleteI really like your reaction and convictions!