My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well.
It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.
Nell Carter, Actress (1948) |
Roald Dahl, Novelist (1916) |
Lincoln Davis, Politician (1943) |
Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach, Novelist (1830) |
Oliver Evans, Inventor (1755) |
Julius Charles Hare, Clergyman (1795) |
Robert Indiana, Artist (1928) |
Goran Ivanisevic, Athlete (1971) |
Bill Janklow, Politician (1939) |
Maurice Jarre, Composer (1924) |
Samuel Alexander, Philosopher (1938) |