Learn from this experience

I remember a drug and alcohol abuse story that I want to share.   Sometimes something bad has to happen for people to be able to recognize that they have a problem and need help. This is one such story.

I remember a couple that came to visit me in the park while I was practicing the peaceful meditation practice of Falun Dafa.  They were drawn to me by the gentle, slow moving exercises of Falun Gong that I was practicing.  Since they seemed like nice people I stopped to chat with them for a while and to show them a bit about what I was doing.

They took some information and went along on their way.   About six or eight months later, I saw the girl again, but without her boyfriend.   This time things were different.   She had a terrible scar running down the side of her face. 

I asked her what had happened and she told me the story of how her boyfriend was driving while on alcohol and possibly drugs.  They had an accident and that is how she got the scar on her face.  

This is what it took for the boyfriend to realize that he had a problem.  He was filled with remorse and grief over what he did to his girlfriend.  Therefore, he made the choice to voluntarily go into rehab. 

I’m glad he went to rehab but it is a shame that this terrible accident had to happen for him to wake up and take notice of how his addiction did not only affect himself but also the people that he loved and was close to. 

I hope that anyone who read this can take a lesson from the story.  This is a true story.  I did not make it up.  It is important to realize that your addiction does affect other people.  If not physically, which is OFTEN the case, then definitely mentally and emotionally.  And even though the mental and emotional trauma may not be as obvious, it is real damage none-the-less.

Let this story server as a warning and a lesson to you.  It is better to profit from the lessons learned from others’ experiences than to have to go through the experience yourself.  Evaluate carefully, if you have a problem with drugs and alcohol and if you do, get yourself into rehab before you hurt the people you love.  Just do it.

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Mothers Against Drunk Driving

I still remember hearing the news about my friend Vicki.  I heard it on the bus on the way home from school.  

I remember so well because just a few moments before hearing the NEWS, I had a bad feeling.  I had the kind of feeling that tells you something is about to happen or something has happened.  Do you know that one?

Vicki had been hit and killed by a drunk truck driver.  Not only did he kill her just after she walked off a school bus, but he plowed over the guard building in the apartment complex that she lived in.  What a terrible day.

We were seniors in High School just a few months away from graduation, she had her whole life in front of her until that sad moment. The ironic part of this story is that she was the president of our local S.A.D.D chapter.  (Students Against Drunk Driving).   Can you believe that?   It is a true story. 

We all miss Vicki.  She was a kind hearted person with some religious conviction.  It is sad to remember the story even when writing about it.  She was 17 or 18 years old at the time. 

Rest in peace, Vicki.

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