Article January 26, 1998 Issue

The power to turn away from drinking

What's needed to resist the pressure—and desire—to drink already exists within.

By Lynn Gray Jackson

Not long ago a friend of mine and his colleague were in Russia on business. One time, at the end of the day, they were invited to a client's home for dinner. After dinner, the client offered each of them a shot of vodka. My friend explained that he didn't drink alcohol. But his colleague, feeling awkward and nervous about possibly losing this client's business, said he would drink for himself and my friend. What followed was a game of toasting and drinking, shot after shot. My friend's colleague finally fell, knocking over the television and VCR. He lost the game.

If God is Life, if God is Love, if God is Principle, those foundations, those qualities, what more do I need?

Adam Davis
A RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATE

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