DRUGS.

I am really in the strong belief that drugs are a short cut to emotions, feelings, and realizations that you could have came to without the use of a tool. Sometimes the realizations and epiphanies could potentially not happen within a certain soul's lifetime, or the immensely strong feelings will never be realized when they occur without the use of a tool. Maybe those realizations have more power when they are not aided by the use of drugs, with the easy route of drugs, but those realizations are nonetheless powerful, and it doesn't degrade the specialness if stumbled upon with the aide of a substance.

There is a thought that Ken Kesey stands by in books like the Kool-aid Acid test and others, which makes a lot of sense to me. Keep in mind that I have never read this book in its entirety, I transformed the thought to my word choice, and I am paraphrasing from what a friend told me in a conversation. Nevertheless, Ken Kesey believes that using these short-cuts are beneficial because they produce those experiences of the mind, and one can realize things and so forth, but once one realizes the power of the mind, they need to stop using short cuts. The mind has already been opened and it has learned through quick lessons how to function, so the tools are no longer needed. I am not saying that drugs teach you how to think, for it is the mind that decides how it will think. I am saying that when used, a drug can teach the mind how to open. The lesson can be learned without the use of a drug, but if a mind and a body were to subject itself to a drug and not learn the lesson the substance had to teach, I feel the tool to that person is useless.

Now, what is this drug? A drug can be anything. It is only a tool which to open the mind. I feel that something as simple as breathing could "open the mind". Reading and gaining knowledge, not sleeping, sleeping a lot, eating certain foods, exercising, speaking with others... these can all be considered drugs. And also the contrary: over-consumption of any one thing, misinformation, eating rotten or unhealthy food, and so forth can be considered a drug. So what am I trying to say here? Anything one being subjects themselves to is a "drug". Anything that changes how you think, what emotion you have, or alters your mind in any way is basically a drug. By using the more risky of substances, and putting a potential powerful toxin into your body, it is unnecessary unless you recognize and respect the tool and use it to learn. The body is a temple; the power of the mind is vast. Once seeing what the mind can do, the use of the means to get there should be obliterated. The mind already has observed how to open. The body has been subject to a toxin that it does not need to be subject to anymore.

I am not trying to instill my views on anyone. I am not trying to say that my realizations are correct. I am not saying that drugs should not be used. I am not endorsing the use of drugs. I am only saying that with the use of a drug, one should learn what it has to teach and go about their ways. The experience should be lived than the mind should continue to function as it was meant to function. That is all I suppose:]
And I suppose these are all hippie thoughts, but I don't care. I don't care if I'm pinned by the government for being someone talking about drugs to the public eye. This is who I am, these are my opinions right now. So be it.