Fruit Punch

Even in depths of hell, beauty can be cultivated in terrariums and aquariums and when that is done, individuals islands of freedom and peace can be thought of building. There was beauty in villages once, actual beauty, despite the power struggle. People used to work together in weddings or during the times of need. Now there is panchayat politics that is sustained by distributing liquor. This liquor is not consumed with freedom and pride, like it is consumed in elite pubs, it is consumed with shame and the tag of being a drunkard. The difference between a drunkard and whiskey connoisseur is class. There are unspoken rules and even though they have been there since quite sometime a majority of people don't know them. Alcohol sells, not because it helps people celebrate but because it helps people find relief from existence and helps to sleep, not to mention it ends up becoming a habit and addiction. Only the privileged actually celebrate with alcohol. I have nothing to celebrate so I don't drink it except sometimes socially. Though sometimes I feel it would be good to watch and listen to a good music video and drink at home. What I do however is smoking, and that too I'm trying to quit. I smoking was a given when you talk about a guy reading and writing noir, but then with progressive decrease in lung capacity, the antihero can't sustain for long with a cigarette in his mouth, life is as it is on a hardboiled mode. The crux of the matter is extortion. Make something legal and socially unacceptable and then you can extort people on the basis of it. Good game isn't it. I unfortunately read history and civics in school and last time I checked constitution was still in effect and so I spent majority of my life believing in law. Turns out it's just a safety net for those who drink alcohol for fun and not for relief. Cultivation of beauty is difficult in a setting like this and so you have to start with terrariums and aquariums, then as your muscles start to grow you can try building your island and after that you can tie your hammock on the coconut trees and casually sip your pina colada.