To the children of the modern age and beyond
By Alan Baylis
God said "Go forth and multiply" and Jesus said "Know thyself".
Everybody has a gland in their body which is called the 'endorphin
gland'. This gland is responsible for releasing a natural substance
called 'endorphins' into the bloodstream to relieve pain in the
body. When the body experiences extra pain this gland releases more
endorphins and the pain is relieved. If a child was born without
this gland working, then the child would have to take morphine on a
daily basis to prevent the body's natural pains, such as the joints
rubbing and muscle fatigue, etc, from being unbearable. Heroin is an
artificial endorphin. If a healthy person, with a normally
functioning endorphin gland, takes heroin then their body will sense
both the endorphins and the heroin in the bloodstream and rightly
calculate an excess; so it turns off the endorphin gland. The person
taking heroin for the first time will delight at having extra relief
from pain when there is no pain to overcome, but because it is
externally administered the heroin soon wears off and the user will
experience their body without natural endorphins. This is the
painful withdrawal period which lasts until their endorphin gland
starts producing endorphins again (1 to 2 weeks depending on how
much their endorphin gland was 'shut down'.) The real problem arises
when a person takes even more heroin to relieve their pains rather
than waiting until their endorphin gland restarts. Not only is it a
very short term fix to their problem, it also shuts down their
endorphin gland further and their withdrawal pains are more intense.
So a cycle of drug dependency begins and the constant need to
relieve the withdrawal pains means that the user has to spend an
exorbitant amount on purchasing heroin and surely their priorities
change and all other matters in their life are put second. Heroin
and endorphins are also muscle relaxants, so a regular user is most
in danger when they have been 'clean' from heroin for a week or two.
Not realizing that their endorphin gland has restarted the
production of endorphins, if they then take their 'regular' amount
(which may have increased to a large amount since they began) then
their heart, being a muscle, relaxes to the point of stopping.
The best solution is most likely a clinical and systematic 'weaning
off' of the drug until the patient's endorphins are at a normal
level.
But getting and staying clean is only one of the problems; the other
may require a longer period to overcome. The body is designed with a
reward system. Endorphins and other chemicals to make us feel good
are released into the bloodstream and then the brain as a reward
when a person achieves a necessary task. For a baby this may be the
simple act of moving its arms, but as this task becomes learnt the
reward becomes less and the baby will find that doing a new task is
necessary to receive the reward; in this way the baby learns how to
do the necessary tasks for survival. An adult may have progressed to
the point where the reward is only given for very complex tasks such
as driving a car for the first time. Users of heroin however have
artificially experienced a high level of reward without doing a
task, except the act of taking the heroin which may be reinforced as
a good thing to the user because they experience the reward. Even
after getting clean the user will find that the natural amount of
reward isn't worth performing for and they will be disinterested in
most tasks until their body normalizes.
The endorphins and other chemicals are also used as a reward during
the conception process. As an impetus to breeding and to relieve the
aches of the physical act, the body releases a larger amount of
endorphins at the point of orgasm. This is why the natural drive is
so strong and also why it can become habit forming. It is also why
advertising uses the theme to sell their products, they are simply
taking advantage of our natural drive by suggesting that their
product is going to improve our chances of getting a mate.
Sport is also prone to gland problems. During exertion and
competition the endorphin gland and the adrenal gland release a
larger amount which, over time, becomes the body's normal amount. If
they then cease from sport then they will feel the emotional effects
of the withdrawal. Adrenaline is also over produced during a fight,
which implies that a person involved with a very physical and
competitive sport would be more conditioned to high levels of
adrenaline and more likely to enter into a fighting situation. For
long distance running and other endurance sports there is a point
when they 'break the pain barrier' which is said to be pleasurable,
it is at this point of physical exhaustion that the endorphin gland
goes into over production to compensate for the extreme pain.
Jesus also said "Moderation in all things".
For info on how the devil will use our own desires against us, read
the Bible.
