Everything in the modern world, from trucks to soap to breakfast cereal is sold using sexual innuendo. All the news stations have an older anchor with a young attractive news person, to give everybody the idea they are sleeping together. It’s no wonder people are confused about their sexuality. Once our sex drive is exhausted as a means for getting people to buy things they don’t really need, what’s next ~ our survival instinct? Alas, brutal violence is drawing millions to watch Mel Gibson’s new movie about Christ – how many would have gone if he had portrayed it more compassionately?
I consider viagra ads during prime time viewing to be offensive. God Himself told Job, “Gird up your loins like a man,” not to take drugs. I favor lust over viagra – it’s far more manly to try to solve your problems with pornography, sex therapy, or even securing the legal use of a belly dancer or prostitute; than to just drop a pill. I would even go so far as to say that the very knowledge that viagra exists should be kept secret from all but those whom have gone through all the alternatives: ignorance is bliss. Moreover, I suspect that the epidemic of breast implants, allowing women to accomplish with a top heavy profile what used to require feminine whiles, might just be what makes men need viagra in the first place. Viagra has become the date rape drug of the Baby Boom generation.
Recent advertisements by pharmaceutical companies promote prescription medication for chronic anxiety disorder. They say it may have bad side effects: drowsiness, loss of sexual drive, headaches, and irritability. Why not try some natural techniques – get a cat, and learn by example how to relax; go to church and learn faith; exercise; learn to admire poetry or painting. The side effects will be compassion, empathy, sensitivity, increased sexuality, and higher tolerance for stress. Prescription medicines are good for chronic or severe cases, but should not be a long term solution.
Learning takes place faster when you have the big picture. The mind likes to know some limits before it can soak up information fastest. When I was growing up my parents painted the big picture for me – my dad, an engineer; with math and the sports; Mom, the chemist, with the arts and sciences. Do your child a favor and share your experience to help set some boundaries so your kids can learn and be happy in school.