Wow, that’s a great story. Pain, privation and suffering really clears the deck. Gets a person back to their needs as opposed to their wants.
I kinda went thru that with my back injuries about 20+ years ago. Weekly level 9 and level 10 pain for years. Vomiting and passing out from pain every week. I’d never had alcohol or drug issues but it weaned me off of everything attached to the physical world beyond subsistence. Every day is a new day. Rejoice!
Yeah. I sobered up at 31 and now I’m 65. Heart trouble. Lost my voice permanently. Speak in a whisper...All kinds of physical ailments which may or may not have been associated with hard drinking. But I like the AA phrase ‘maladjusted to life.” At least I take it as it comes. The thought of alcohol repulses me.
This Perry guy had everything, and it still wasn’t good enough.