Sobriety

I like being sober.  I prefer it over the altered state of beer or whatever is your change agent.  I have found that nothing said when drunk was worth saying.  What comes out?  Self-revelations, insults, anger, poor me stuff and shallow opinions.  It is profound only to one in an altered state.  And so much energy is used up.  You stay up late.  You run around and do crazy things.  Kill brain cells.  What amazes me now from my sober perch, is that people do those things, see how silly it was, and then do it again.  Looking at them, I am humbled.  I see a younger me.  Never dismiss the fool.  They can teach us much about ourselves, where we have been or where we could go, if false pride runs the show.