Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Some weaknesses are blessings in disguise.

There was this boy who attended a wedding party where food and drinks were available freely. Naturally, with so much delicious food in view and constantly invited to taste them, he did. He took so much that he almost had a stomachache. Then, just as he was going to take a breather outside, someone pulled him aside and handed him a glass of golden coloured liquid foaming at the top. It was of such an attractive colour that he took a good look at it.
"Take this drink, young man. Try it and you may want another." he tempted.
"What's that?" the boy asked.
"Well, it's beer and it's like the advertisement said 'A man's drinks.'So are you aman or a mouse?"
Challenged by those words, this young boy took the beatiful Y-shaped glass and sipped the golden drink. It tastes queer, something different from the usual sweet or sour drinks but he could take it. Slowly but gradually one drink went down his throat. Then, another and very soon he had downed a few glasses.

Gradually, he felt his face, then his body getting warmer and warmer. Slowly, his head became lighter. The world seem to be changing and his feet was becoming unsteady. The burning sensation got worse. There were goose-pimples on his body. Suddenly, there was this urge to vomit and he rushed outside just as he threw up. The vomit smelled somewhat terrible. His stomach was not feeling too well. his whole body was not feeling too well. Then, as he felt the breeze from the outside brush his face and body, he felt an itch over his whole body. It itched all over, causing him such discomfort. He rubbed the places that itched and those places became hotter and itchier. Even after the knockout sleep that mercifully took away his senses, he felt that that upon awakening. For the remainder of that day and the next four to five days, he suffered that itch.

Later, he learned about the drink. He discovered that alcoholic drinks can cause allergy. Was it worth having anymore? Certainly not! He would not want to experience such a long discomfort for such a drink anymore.

His body had a weakness. It was allergic to alcohol. As a result he had experience rashes and itchiness. So, he would distance himself from another alcoholic drink. As alcoholic drinks bring more disadvantages than advantages to our health, being allergic to alcohol was a blessing in disguise.

Scientist have found that a little wine made from red grapes can help people with heart problems. However, taken to excess, it can be dangerous.

Besides that, people who drink alcohol seldom control their intake. As a result many drink till they are drunk. I once saw a man in a hospital whose hands could not stop shaking due to some nerve problem due to taking too much alcoholic drinks.

There is too much calories in alcohol. Many have what is commonly known as beer bellies. That and the calories which bring the possibility of diabetes would definitely not be good for us.

So, it is good to be allergic to alcohol.

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