Such a lovely, refreshing, and honest assessment of the drinking of alcohol, one of the pleasures of life. It is as if we are now living in a 'Neo-Puritanical Age', an age in which there are so many killjoys and do-gooders around, determined to destroy other people's pleasures. They forget that life is for living. They also appear to be unaware of the concept of joie de vivre, a concept which I believe is what is truly life-enhancing. Who wants to live a joyless life, and live forever anyway? And if one does give up on all the pleasures of life, how conducive is the abstemiousness to longevity anyway?
These days, if one listens to the so-called pundits, everything causes cancer and everything will kill you! From consuming wine to enjoying a smoke. We are admonished for enjoying any of the pleasures of life, and if we refuse to obey their crazy rules, we are taxed to the hilt, and often confined to our own homes to enjoy the pleasures to boot!
I repeat: We are living in a joyless age. It is so tiresome to listen to people's lectures. Mr Baum's talk is something quite different and quite refreshing. I can but wholeheartedly agree with his understanding and his sentiments. – © Mark Alexander
