Elucidating Questions

People need to know the difference between reasons and excuses

Especially with drug addicts

There is a reason they are addicted

They make excuses to feed the addiction

The addiction is not an excuse it’s the reason for the excuses

But until the reason they became addicted in the first place is addressed all that in-between stuff is just masking the true problem

But then you’ve got them allegedly (with drugs though not with proper counseling because nothing is funded) treating people and then tossing them back out on the street

Until the person has access to shelter, food, things that keep them alive

And these things can’t have thousands of barriers or require them to go long distances or really much of anything when they’re literally recovering

Their body is recovering

But until you give them access to those things and they can start to find their new raison d’etre

How are they supposed to not want to just turn back to the good feeling?

I don’t think I’d be even okayish if I hadn’t turned to the Sun

Having the light to return to

When things are hard

I’m an unlikely variable

People need support

Reasons and excuses are different

An excuse is oh I didn’t want to go to your party last night because I met up with friends earlier and decided to spend the night with them

They excused themselves from your party

A reason is I got stuck in traffic and the road out of my town was closed and I couldn’t get to your house until it was too late

And

By the way

I didn’t feel like it is a reason and an excuse depending

I didn’t feel like buying enough dinner for you

Is an excuse

I didn’t feel like going out with friends last night so I cancelled

Is a reason

Watch that one

But I’m already suffering

I’m not even without a shelter yet

I honestly can’t answer what would happen if someone offered me my drugs of choice again

The Universe has kept me far from it

And everything else

But if it wouldn’t give me anything else I’d go back to them

If offered

I can’t blame an unhoused person for turning to drugs

I can’t blame a struggling person either

In this strange expanse where I am alone among those who are not

Where I’m literally here for no reason

I’m literally crazy for being alive according to the definition of insanity

I know I’m not alone

Constantly doing the same thing (living) expecting a different result (something good)

It’s not easy

It’s not