Bless up.
As many Idren smoke herb, I thought this might be an interesting topic for I and I to ponder on and discuss.
Herb has, over the years, been related (by scientists) to many and illness of mind and body. My question is basically "why". For it was give for meditation and happiness to all Idren, but it still seems to have downsides. What are your opinions on this?
My personal opinion is: Though herb is a happy joy and gift for all to share in Inity, many have claimed all from curing cancer to causing it. As I and I rasta believe it be given to us as a gift, I say that people abuse the gift we have been given. We condemn slackness for it nah help no-one, but do we use herb as an excuse to slack?
I only smoke herb or consider smoking herb on di sabbath, for it is meant as relaxation and happiness, and I refuse to use it when I have duties to attend to. I have chosen to educate myself to be able to earn an income that is high enough to give away but still live with enough for food and rent, and sometimes joys for myself (I game alot.), and this requires some duties to be fulfilled, so I never smoke herb. But my Idren that I hear of smoke herb outside of the sabbath, skip work, and some hardly support themselves just to smoke herb. This I think of as slackness, and possibly harmful to them. Can one be slack but still righteous?
I admit I have been guilty for materialism and slackness, but I now try to repent, and think I am doing quite well. All thanks to Jah RastafarI, I am sure. I have not taken my vow to be fully nazarite yet, for I feel I am not ready yet, and am preparing myself for it, but I think I will soon be ready for it which fills my heart with joy.
Question and topic of discussion remains: What is your opinion as to why Herb may, or may not be harmful?
Rasta follow most high and be blessed.
First of all herb has no "downsides" !! There are many people out there that do not take no herb and still show the so called "side- effects" you talk of.
All I can say is that if an individual is lazy then regardless of what that individual does - he still will be lazy. Simple.
There are many out there that do not take the herb and show the signs you describe e.g., too lazy to go to work, no aim or purpose in life, etc., etc.,
What has that got to do with herb ?
If you are lazy you are lazy ! - Simple. Herb is not gonna make it better or worse ! You are what you make yourself to be. If you have no motivation in life then you live your life without motivation. Do not put the blame on the HERB ! Many out there that drink alcohol, sniff cocaine, shoot up needles in them arms, etc., etc., and do the same things ! There are probably even more that do not take nothing and still show the very same signs ! So what is them problem ?? Too much fresh air ?? So now, according to "psy-ntists" the herb is to blame ?? LOL. That is a very idiotic and negative way of thinking and, most of all, not true at all.
As to sickness resulting from herb - where is the proof !?? Them talk and talk and talk but can them prove it for all of us to see !!? Well till now they have only proved it for themselves cause I still have yet to see it !! Talk is cheap when you have nothing at all to back up what it is you (the scientists is who I mean) are saying ! Simple.
So those so called psy-ntists can kiss my black psy-ntifical ... for all I care. Rasta is not a science. It is a way, a righteous way, of life and we nah need no psy-ntifical rules or misinterpretations, lies, propaganda that puts the blame of mankind upon a plant that THE MOST HIGH created !! I and I will never ever bow down to man made laws or mis-ideaologies just because of some bombaclaat psy-ntists say-so.
You are what you are regardless of what you consume !! Fact !! If you can not, as and individual - take it, then leave it alone but, you are still gonna be who you are with or without. Stop using the Herb as an excuse for your own filthiness, laziness, badness, etc., etc.,
P7