THE LEAKING LIQUID
A teacher of the final year class
of a school was dear to all the students. But he had a bad habit which was
known only to a few of his friends. He used to enjoy alcoholic drinks
regularly.
In his last class he gave his students
important instructions about preparing for the final examination. The students
had come that day with gifts for their beloved teacher. They presented their
gifts to the teacher, one by one, after the class. One of the students was the
son of a large shop selling all types of expensive liquor. The boy approached
the teacher with a large packet with several small holes. The teacher was happy
to see the packet, which he expected to contain some exquisite liquor. He accepted
the packet with joy and thanked the boy.
He carried the packet very carefully in his
car, keeping it close to him. After driving some distance through a busy street,
he felt that a liquid was leaking out from the packet. He assumed that the
bottle of liquor was accidentally opened or broken during the drive, spilling
the liquor. He was terribly upset and was reluctant to waste the liquor. Due to
heavy traffic, he could not stop the car there. So he collected the leaking
liquid in his left hand and licked it with lust. The taste was unfamiliar. But
he presumed that it was some special liquor that he could not taste so far.
Reaching a convenient spot, he stopped the car and opened the packet in a
hurry. He was surprised to find a nice little puppy in the packet. He realiZed
with horror that the liquid he licked was the puppy’s urine!
Addiction to alcohol (alcoholism) has ruined
the life of millions. The Holy Bible warns that drunkards will not possess
God’s Kingdom {1 Corinthians 6:10; Galatians 5:19-21}. It is stupid to get drunk
{Proverbs 20:1, 23:20, 23:29-35}. Wine has been the ruin of many {Sirach 31:25-31}. We must abstain from this
harmful habit and pray for God’s grace to transform the alcoholics in our
society.
Drinking
alcohol, smoking, chewing pan, abuse of drugs, watching immoral pictures etc.
are sinful pleasures that destroy our health, peace, purity, character and
life, leading to physical, mental and moral disease and death. Alcoholism distorts
the personality, destroys domestic life and initiates sinful anti-social
activities. Alcohol appears to dissolve problems and worries for a while, but
they later reappear in bulk. Since alcohol causes addiction it should be
avoided. Let us avoid all harmful habits.
St. Paul asks, “Don’t
you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and
who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God; He
bought you for a price. So use your bodies for God’s glory” {1 Corinthians 6: 19, 20}.
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© By: Prof. Dr. Babu Philip,
Darsana Academy, Kottayam-686001, Kerala, India ( Former Professor, Cochin
University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala,
India), Prof. Mrs. Rajamma Babu, Former Professor, St.
Dominic's College, Kanjirappally, Leo. S. John, St.
Antony's Public School, Anakkal, Kanjirappally and Neil John, Maniparambil, Ooriyakunnath, Kunnumbhagom, Kanjirappally,
Kottayam-686507, Kerala, India.
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