Conversations Angels And Demons (Part Four)

standing in the middle of a parking lot, talking to an old man... he said: 'i've never seen it this bad... everybody on edge, struggling, scared... nobody knows what's going to happen... and hell, half of everybody you meet, or more, taking them damn pills...' 'yea, they come in here all the time, middle of the day, whacked out...' 'pills and poverty go together... you cant make it, cant stand the pressure, they prescribe you the pills.' 'i think the medical profession got it started, and it's mushroomed... into some kind of evil disease.' 'i know a man, worked with him for twenty years... him and his wife used to come over and eat with us, play cards... they were like family. him and her got to having problems, he started beating her... found out he was on the pills.' 'what happened to them? ' 'well, he lost his job. they lost the house, pretty much all they had. she left him. he tried to kill her, but the law stopped him. i tried to talk to him the other day. he told me 'he couldnt live without her'... i told him, 'no, he couldnt live without the pills'... tried to talk him into getting some help... but he wouldnt listen...' 'yea, it's tough. you cant help somebody that wont admit they need help... the woman all right? ' 'she's working, trying to start over... it's hard for her...' i shook his hand, and walked away. pills... another weapon of ignorance!