Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Our Venerable Mr. G

If there' anything that Mr. G  is known island wide for, it's his unique way of phrasing things. It's a mix of understatement and being direct on the subject at hand. Plus it doesn't hurt any that he generally knows what he's talking about. I haven't heard from or bumped into Mr. G around town for a while now but he just wrote me in an Email ....

.... i've been reading the book of mormon and doing meth. one helps me understand the other.

To be absolutely truthful, I find the combination a bit odd.

The problem with meth programs is that they promote the notion that repeating ad nauseam, "I want to quit, I want to quit," resolves the issue as if the mantra possessed the powers to summon up the will that would lead an addict to the light that awaits him or her on the other side of the exit door and it's all a done deal. On the contrary, the more powerful antidote would be just the opposite, specifically, "I don't want to quit, I don't want to quit." With "don't" emphasized to reflect meth's stranglehold on the brain cell's pleasure receptors. Of course, you could buy a bad batch of meth from a street vendor and OD. That wouldn't be any fun.

4 comments:

Brad Farless said...

Quitting anything is pretty hard. The last time I quit smoking I smoked two packs in a day. It made me so sick I couldn't stand the smell of cigarettes for quite a while. Of course... that didn't last and now I have to try again.

RONW said...

Brad- Hawaii ranks among the top ice capitols of the nation. Most of the crimes are ice related. There even was a law, I'm not sure it's still there, but if you were under the influence of ice, the charges would be reduced. (??) At least on the first offense.

Kay said...

It's amazing how bad Ice is here in the islands. It's making pot from the 60's really mild.

RONW said...

Kay- I still contend that they should legalize pakalolo. It'll reduce the rate of ice use somewhat.