The hit on the radio in late June of 1967 was “Bottle of Wine”, a song written and recorded by Tom Paxton. One stanza is as follows:
… Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine
When you gonna let me get sober
Leave me along, let me go home
I wanna go back and start over
I don’t know how many people were killed or injured by drunk drivers that year, but I’m sure there were many. The family units destroyed that year are only known by God. The number of promising careers that never made it off the ground was tragic. Also the number of military who received dishonorable discharges because of drunkenness will never be known.
We were young and only saw one side of the issue. Drinking was fun and led to all kinds of excitement.
The Bible does address this phenomenon:
Proverbs 20:1 (NKJV)
Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Proverbs 20:1(NLT)
Wine makes people act in a foolish way. Strong drink starts fights. Whoever is fooled by it is not wise.
Give it some thought.
Gary