Drunkenness, a gateway to the void.
“ And you shall take them carefully, and shall not become a creature of worldly indulgence as the beasts of the earth.”
-Scroll of Virtue 3:8
As we become more prosperous, as the farmers' harvest becomes ever more bountiful and the smiths forge glows brighter with new innovation. We find ourselves with more and more empty time in the daylight hours, time, increasingly spent indulging in social activities, unfortunately for our eternal soul these activities are often spent in the taverns constantly springing up in our cities and towns; most exist as dens of debauchery which exist for no other purpose than to take advantage of the working-man's mina, rob us of our time for prayer, for good works and our time for virtuous joy.
While the consumption of wines and other drinks is not sinful, in fact it is a gift from GOD that we should thank him for and while it can and should be enjoyed from time to time with a hot meal and in the company of good and faithful friends, for merriment as it is our gift from GOD to do so. It is easily and frequently abused to the point of drunkenness, a state of mind that destroys a man's inhibitions, gives him an unnatural and poorly guided confidence, fills normally meek souls with uncontrollable aggression, drives faithful husbands to an insatiable lust and most devastating of all, it pushes man away from GOD. The state of drunkenness leads man into a primitive and worldly state, where actions are made through bestial desire, not temperance and righteous thought, as told in the Holy Scroll of Virtue.
For these reasons, faithful canonists must be diligent in avoiding situations of drunkenness, for it is a temporary and worldly joy, not worth separation from your loving GOD.
- Acolyte Bertwald
