Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - September

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September 20

Lessons Are Not Always Pleasant

It is better to go to the house of a mourner than to a feast -- Ecclesiastes 7:2. A feast or party can be an escape from reality. If not overdone, escapes can serve a purpose. But for chemically dependent people, such events must be without alcohol. Some overdo partying and divert attention from too many realities, which, if not addressed, get worse. Being in the house of a mourner may not be pleasant. There is the pain of those in grief. But this reminds us of our own mortality. We can't afford to squander time. Partying rarely stimulates anyone to greater achievement.