The NEWS report had the story in their sights and they fired - prime time news releases with hourly updates.
A hero has fallen - caught with an illegal substance on his person.
He pleads with his adoring fans for understanding and a degree of forgiveness - but the hounds have the scent and it's trial by media.
No matter that our hero has 'bi-polar disorder' - he has been caught in the ecstasy of the ultimate fantasy - the escape from reality.
And in the final expose - he admits that he has been the taker of drugs for a long period of time - 'and so perhaps he enjoyed the habit.
' But the really, rare bit of side-light information on this 'social comment,' is that following the news report on 'fortunes fall from grace,' I was treated to a television commercial that gave me some deep insights into the nature of our drug culture.
A mother and child were shown - the mother chanting a litany of praise for a particular drug - with which she had absolute certainty that all things in the world would be right for her child should she only trust to the efficacy of this chemical.
And so - from cradle to grave - we are nurtured in the belief that it is not only okay to take drugs - but we should; -get to know, -trust -like - and...
accept these drugs Ladies and gentlemen - A rose by any other name is still a rose.
I suspect that a statistical comparison between the increase in the use of drugs in our society and the rise in pharmaceutical stocks would allow us to realize a very simple commonality - one which needs no 'ramming home.
' The gist of this article is to allow each of us to see how we contribute to the image of drugs in our society.
If you are unsure as to where you stand on this comment - go to your 'medicine chest' and consider your commitments and comments to a 'drug-free' game.
All the best in making your choices.
Kevin
A hero has fallen - caught with an illegal substance on his person.
He pleads with his adoring fans for understanding and a degree of forgiveness - but the hounds have the scent and it's trial by media.
No matter that our hero has 'bi-polar disorder' - he has been caught in the ecstasy of the ultimate fantasy - the escape from reality.
And in the final expose - he admits that he has been the taker of drugs for a long period of time - 'and so perhaps he enjoyed the habit.
' But the really, rare bit of side-light information on this 'social comment,' is that following the news report on 'fortunes fall from grace,' I was treated to a television commercial that gave me some deep insights into the nature of our drug culture.
A mother and child were shown - the mother chanting a litany of praise for a particular drug - with which she had absolute certainty that all things in the world would be right for her child should she only trust to the efficacy of this chemical.
And so - from cradle to grave - we are nurtured in the belief that it is not only okay to take drugs - but we should; -get to know, -trust -like - and...
accept these drugs Ladies and gentlemen - A rose by any other name is still a rose.
I suspect that a statistical comparison between the increase in the use of drugs in our society and the rise in pharmaceutical stocks would allow us to realize a very simple commonality - one which needs no 'ramming home.
' The gist of this article is to allow each of us to see how we contribute to the image of drugs in our society.
If you are unsure as to where you stand on this comment - go to your 'medicine chest' and consider your commitments and comments to a 'drug-free' game.
All the best in making your choices.
Kevin