To all you drinkers!!!*

I was listening to Punjabi shayari, or to put it in a more subtle way Punjabi mosiqui. Debi Makhsoospuri mangum opus is copied below. It illustrates the love for drinking and elaborates the extent to which people are addicted to it. Sure, drinking brings its share of sorrows and disgraceful moments but the ecstacy and state of nirvana it brings is unparreled. Life sure becomes surreal. So, if someones feeling a little down, or a little up, drink, it helps both ways!

I was listening to this(written below). I am sure the persons who drink would like it, the persons who left drinking some years ago would love it as well. And, may be who would start drinking after some years, would enjoy it as well, provided all of them understand Punjabi!!

dekheya na labh,na koi hani pee gaya,
main botla ch ghol ke jawani pee gaya,
main daru ch ghol ke jawani pee gaya,,
kineya de Zulam te tokhe pee laye,
main kineya di khore meharbani pee gaya,
jinah ne wataiyaan kaiya naal mundiyan,
vech ke main ohna di nishani pee gaya,
thodi bohti bhavein hun hou bachdi,
"DEBI" lag-bhag Zindgani pee gaya
eh sade bai debi ne likheya hai

Just a food for thought.

1. Why do people drink, anyways?
2. Why is it such a part of European culture and maybe not a part of Indian traditions?
3. Do animals have some intoxicants as well?

* Just writing this, doesnt mean I drink. The views expressed are not personal but gathered from a lot of sources.