April 17
Worthless Substitutes
Beware of worthless substitutes. When my watchband broke, I was conscious something was missing. I slipped a rubber band onto my wrist, which took away the missing feeling. When I wanted to know the time, I looked at a rubber band, which could not help me. The worthless substitute will offer a false sense of security, and nothing else. If we take a chemical that does nothing to solve our problems, and only distracts our attention from them, then we lose the one thing that can save us: the awareness problems exist. Chemicals do not solve problems, any more than a rubber band can tell time.
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