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| The beer fridge for the night |
As expected the theme for the night was Alcohol and as much as possible for some! I arrived at 4pm on the invite it said "from 3pm" from the minute I arrived it was clear people had been drinking long before 3pm the buck was already slurring his words and the beers were flowing freely!
I got asked if i wanted a drink within 5 minutes of being there which i replied "yeah I'll grab a coke" the puzzled look on the face of my mate was priceless, but he obliged and came back with a beer for himself and 2 others and a coke for me. I had multiple people ask me during the night why I was drinking coke water or whatever I had in my hand at the time, which I generally just replied I'm driving, that would generally move the conversation on.
There were at least 10 bottles of alcohol inside and shots were also flowing freely, this was the only mental challenge I found myself in during the night, knowing I could have had three or four shots in quick concession and got myself to a similar state of mind to most others.
But I stayed true and they remained all but a quick thought that I pushed out of my head as quick as they came in.
You may be wondering why I titled this post as I did, well it's because of the power I felt, not just the power within myself for having the control to choose not to drink in the first place or to push the small thoughts of having shots out of my head, but the power I felt in general being what felt like the only sober person there, i felt I had an advantage, An advantage of wit, an advantage of memory and an advantage of every day common sense.
The biggest thing I take from the night is that alcohol gives you a major false sense of security, it makes you feel confident, it makes you feel smart, it makes you feel powerful, but the real power sits with those who chose to remain sober!
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