A copy-paste from a Forward a friend sent me.
If you mean Whiskey, the devil’s brew, the poison scourge,
the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason,
destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea,
literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children;
if you mean that evil drink that topples Christian men and women
from the pinnacles of righteous and gracious living into
the bottomless pit of degradation, shame, despair, helplessness,
and hopelessness, then, my friend . . .
I am opposed to it with every fiber of my being.
However, if by Whiskey you mean the oil of conversation,
I am opposed to it with every fiber of my being.
However, if by Whiskey you mean the oil of conversation,
the philosophic wine, the elixir of life, the ale that is consumed
when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts
and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean
Christmas cheer, the stimulating sip that puts a little spring
in the step of an elderly gentleman on a frosty morning; if you
mean that drink that enables man to magnify his joy, and to forget
life’s great tragedies and heartbreaks and sorrow; if you mean
that drink the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions
each year, that provides tender care for our little crippled children,
our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitifully aged and infirm, to build
the finest highways, hospitals, universities, and community colleges
in this nation, then my friend,
I am absolutely, unequivocally in favor of it.
This is my position, and as always,
I refuse to compromise on matters of principle.
2 comments:
bishoytay ekebare ka-akkhor-gomangso. tai prasongik kichhu likhte parlamna. Forward tar bhasha anobodyo.
ar eksathe duto lekha porte peye khushi.
Kuntala : I agree it is very good piece of writing indeed. Only.... I spell it Whisky..... as do the Scots.
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