Proverbs tells us not to look on the wine while it is red in the cup and sparkling. What it enjoins us to do is consider the effects of deciding to drink. It states that some who drink become like a staggering man on a wind tossed ship. It also states that there is a place for strong drink. If someone is in physical pain and is going to die Proverbs advises giving that person strong drink to forget their misery. This implies there is something in alcohol that makes a person not remember. Therefore before a person decides to take the first drink he or she must be aware that drinking can put them in an altered state that might lead to some life changing moments not just for them, but for others. A twenty-seven year old young man recently did just that because of his drinking. Drunkenly he got behind the wheel of a car and killed four people instantly. They were two happily long time married couples. I ‘m sure he wasn’t thinking when he took that first drink that he would wreak devastatio...