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Yesterday, I was in my basement with my kids and we were playing pretend. They peaked their heads through this hole in their Little Tykes slide and asked me what I wanted to order and I asked for 2 hot dogs and 7 cookies. I handed over my imaginary money and without skipping a beat my oldest(4) took the imaginary money from my finger tips and got me my order with her little sister helping.
What does this have to do with anything. Today, one of my older brother posted a blog article about pot. I'm not sure what he feels about the subject of legalizing pot and I am not assuming one way or the other. Although, the subject is out there. So what does my story have to do with pot?
I actually have been meaning to write about this for a very long time. For me it is about real life vs. the cheap life. The creative life vs. the uncreative. It isn't just about pot but about the use of alcohol and anything else that is used to alter the mind to have a good time.
Let me preface that I drink occasionally. I love a good Tom Collins(a good one is rare to find) becuase it tastes good. I will drink a beer, but in general I think it is an overrated beverage. I like a glass or 2 of good wine(again good stuff is rare). There is nothing inherintly wrong with having a drink. As for pot, I had enough uncommon sense as teenager to avoid it. I just watched everyone who did it make more dumb decisions.( Although, their was an incident with a former cub scout leader but that is face to face story.)
I think we as a human race have truly forgotten how to have fun without the "aid" of something. I have good Jesus loving friends who rarely have fun without having beer involved. Now, on the other hand I have some good Jesus loving friends that are so tightly wound up they probably do need an aid to have fun.(it's sad on both accounts).
The question for me becomes do you need an "aid"or are you creative enough on your own to figure out a good time? Be creative and if you aren't creative just start to have authentic "un-aided" times with people. Talk. The best times in my life have been when I am not trying to be funny or have fun. It just comes when I am doing life un"aided".
By the way, my daughter charged me "Twenty-nine Sixteen" for my 2 hots dogs and 7 cookies. Apparently, I gave her the incorrect amount money becuase she gave me change back.
This post is for my children. Belle and Maj, a day will come when you can choose to take cheap life or real life. I pray that you take real life and take others with you.
-Dad
P.S. I really do have the thought sometimes that I would have more fun in an hour of playing with action figures again like I did as a kid than watching most of the TV shows I watch.
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