I went out with a colleague last evening, it is the first week of classes and he is a second year prof. coming to us from the Mid-West. We went to a local watering hole and when I ordered my Beer - Blue Moon Beligan White - he ordered an iced tea. Honestly I thought nothing of it until we got on the philosophical talk about the efficacy of having a vice. He does not drink because he simply never felt he “needed” to. No big deal, I have lot’s of friends who do not drink. However, it wasn’t the fact that he didn’t drink the intrigued me, it was the “needed” to part that got me thinking. I certainly did not need to have a beer, but I wanted one, and when I reduced my thought process down a bit, why did I want one? Because it was cold, and fresh, crisp and clean? Maybe…then again, maybe I thought I needed to take the royal edge off…
I usually have at least one drink a day, be it a glass or two of wine, or a beer but something nontheless…usually.
I guess it is my vice…
How about all of you? Whether it is a tuna and pickles sandwich, or a cigarette…or a joint even…what is your vice? And why do you feel you need/want it?