Sunday, August 28, 2016

Coffee, a friend or a foe?



Coffee drinkers like me are somehow dependent in one way or another in our morning coffee rituals.
I want to explore about it since it has been my brain fuel and comfort for theses past months. Is coffee a friend to be trusted or an enemy in hiding?

The caffeine in brewed coffee is a legal stimulant and has no side effect either except it drives your brain cells to get working. According to this article in Huffington post, "Coffee may make you more intelligent" because the chemicals in the coffee beans can boost the brain to work and think more efficiently and smarter. My example for this is right now, I have my morning brewed coffee beside me while writing this, isn't it brilliant?! Another example is not only i am active in the morning, it helps me in my motor skills to be sharp and accurate and my brain to be alert, exactly what i needed in my job.

Coffee has not just been very helpful to me in waking me up in the morning and drives me to go to work everyday but it has been my close friend, it has never failed me whenever i need a driving force in my work and in my study, and whenever i need to relax when i am stressed. Throughout this years, coffee has been my companion in every twists and turns of my life. Just a few moments in a cafe or coffee shop feels like I'm entering to a new world dimension that takes me away from stress and dealings of this world to the wonderful world of imagination that is just a door step away. (Disclaimer: This is not what you think about pots and smoke, though in other countries it is legal combination with coffee, but here in my country is strictly prohibited, and a drug is different from a stimulant, take it from me, i'm a certified drug analyst, so.... it's not what you think, sorry!) What i mean is, i'm entering to a new world of ideas, this is the time where concepts and understanding is being brewed in my mind at the same time there is the smell the fresh aroma of brewed coffee by the barista. I came to understand a lot of things such as. what is life is about and what it means and in depth wisdom that only can be compounded wherever i am around with coffee.

Just like any other things, coffee can be very addictive. To some, 6-7 cups of coffee per day is not enough, and there we could see a perceivable problem in the future about control issues and discipline. The cliche "keep in moderation" is easier said than done, it has been said many times all over again but the reality still remains that coffee is addicting. The problem lies when the body starts to be dependent of the caffeine and at the same time immune of its effects, and thus, the reason for the increase and escalation of coffee consumption. It takes will of power and strong decision and moral support from loved ones and to some extent from professional help to keep the coffee consumption in moderation.

We can see the reason why coffee drinkers like me turns to coffee not just for social events but to keep me mentally focus and alert in the morning, and it is also an array and a means by which we could delve into the world of ideas and concepts even if it sometimes can be very addictive. It takes strong will power and attitude, moral and emotional support from friends and family to be able be healthy coffee drinker.

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