Imagine alcohol-free society
FORTY-ONE is the age of a father, who was brutally murdered in Port Alfred recently, allegedly by a man who was also 41, a tavern owner.
Words fail me. This is the country we live in – a country with deep roots of hatred fuelled by senseless consumption of alcohol. I have said it and I say it again, I cannot see the value of alcohol in any form at any time.
If I could change something, it would be the desire for people to “get out of it”.
Who we are is so much more than what we become.
We are created to bring life and love.
Many people in our area desire to live peaceful lives, free of fear. Free of the criminals that selfishly drink and party through the night, enriching tavern owners and breweries.
The selfish revellers have the freedom to drink and fall about loudly all night – but their “freedom” prevents kids from studying, from getting sleep, from improving their lives.
Most parents want their best for their kids – they work hard to provide for them, to give them the best education.
Why should the tavern owner’s right to enrich himself through the addictions of those he “poisons”, override the peace others crave?
We become what we observe ... too many kids in our town watch unspeakable horrors daily. How are they ever going to rise curator@kowiemuseum.co.za above that? My dream is to see those who want the freedom to destroy themselves and others, live in a separate area. A place where their freedom does not harm those who do not wish to live like that.
Imagine if the 41-year-old tavern owner lived in an area far away from the 41-year-old father he allegedly murdered. Better still, if he had never encountered alcohol. Imagine if he, as a child, was brought up free of the drinking culture that pervades our society. I do not know either of these men personally, but how I wish things could have been different.
Perhaps they can. Perhaps this senseless killing can be turned around for good. Perhaps the rights of those who wish to live freely can be honoured above the selfishness that abounds.