Ever read an interview or column about one of your favorite heroes or idols, only to come across something you just weren't expecting to hear? I'm not talking about what their favorite color is or how they own a house on a private bank off the Maldives. Something like 'Superman never drinks.' It really doesn't hit you in the way that you may expect. "My, my" you think, almost scoffing "I never would have guessed!?" As if this is something that intimidates us? Somehow it changes our internal view of these individuals, whether we admit it or not.
In a way the consumption of alcohol seems to be an access card. It opens up the doors to social experiences that seem to be otherwise unobtainable. Would you go downtown if you didn't drink anything? Occasionally, when you are driving everyone home but otherwise why wouldn't you drink? Are there social ramifications to not drinking alcohol? Will you lose the chances of meeting that guy or girl because you weren't brave enough to talk to them? Could choosing not to drink benefit you in the slightest as it seems to help famous authors, politicians, and entrepreneurs? Is this a special gift that truly separates them into a category all their own?
Who knows. But the curiosity as to what changes this might bring to ones life has killed this cat. Along with my friend Nate Meier at his blog (I EMANATE, MIRE.) we have set off on a 100 day experiment to do just this. One hundred days of reflection on what one might experience totally free of alcohol.
Still going strong! Day 1: done!
ReplyDeleteHaha I just posted about it! I didn't read yours until I posted mine but we definitely had the same overlapping theme.
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