THE
EVILS OF DRINKING AND GAMBLING
Outline:-
1. Drinking
too much and gambling are old sins of mankind. They are on record for more than
two thousand years.
2. Alcohol
confuses the judgment, re-flames the passions.
3. Drinking
and gambling are expensive, as a rule.
Men
have always known hot to produce alcoholic drinks from the fruits and
vegetables of the earth. The old prophets in the Bible and the holy Prophet
Muhammad, all denounced the sin of drunkenness. In Islam, gambling too is
listed as a sin, but not mentioned in the Bible, so presumably Jews were not
addicted to that vice. In early India, we have little reference to either, and
it is hard to say how old the “today” habit is.
Wine,
beer, or other fermented drinks all contain alcohol. This substance first stimulates
the body, then, gradually confuses the thinking powers. A drunkard will gravely
proceed to do something which seems to him quite sensible thought in this sober
moments he would see that it is nonsense. Continued drinking dulls his thinking
and mental processes. Intelligence tests have shown that even a small amount of
alcohol affects jovial with his so called friends, but, in the hour of need, he
loses the reasoning powers unfavourably. The drunkard is noisy and finds that
they are not friends. They are only drinking companions. His nerves and stomach
are in course of time impaired he requires ever more and more of his favourite
drink to satisfy him, and becomes an old man before his time. His wife and
children grow up in want, unless he be a rich man, for the money which should
buy them food and clothing is being spent in the toddy shop or hotel.
The
gambler is often a drinker too, and he is a man who wants a little cheap
excitement. He does not really thirst for the money of his companions, but he
wants the seeming “thrill” of the game. At the race-course, you will see men
with a good salary rushing about in excitement to make a bet of five or ten
rupees. It is just their idea of getting a little adventure out of a dull life.
But someone has to lose and mostly it is the inexperienced and rash fellow who
cannot afford to lose the money. And, thinks he will make his fortune by
continuing to win, or he has lost and is trying to win his money back again. In
either case, the final result is usually loss. It is not only loss of money but
also time and self-respect. No employer will ever engage one reputed to be a
drunkard or a gambler.
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