New York Times columnist David Brooks nails it in this courageous article about marijuana use. Pot may provide a temporary high but it detracts from other greater possibilities. Forget pot and find passion elsewhere.
My own experience with pot in high school was not good. The high was fun for a few hours but the lingering effects had a profound impact on my motivation and my productivity. Our entire generation was impacted.
Millennials - Please do not make the same mistake we made. Forget pot. Do great things.
This from David Brooks captures our sentiment:
"Finally, I think we had a vague sense that smoking weed was not exactly something you were proud of yourself for. It’s not something people admire. We were in the stage, which I guess all of us are still in, of trying to become more integrated, coherent and responsible people. This process usually involves using the powers of reason, temperance and self-control — not qualities one associates with being high.I think we had a sense, which all people have, or should have, that the actions you take change you inside, making you a little more or a little less coherent. Not smoking, or only smoking sporadically, gave you a better shot at becoming a little more integrated and interesting. Smoking all the time seemed likely to cumulatively fragment a person’s deep center, or at least not do much to enhance it."
Find love, passion, citizenship, meaning, and flow. Be a leader, be significant, restore America, save the planet, don't get high.
