Halloween is EEEEEEEEEEEEVIL!

Ah Halloween! Such a lovely holiday celebrating all things evil and scary! Seriously, why are we celebrating this again? It went from the eve to a Christian feast (to my knowledge) to a celebration involving the flipping Devil! I don't get it! Why does Halloween have to be so scary? And could it be that what you're celebrating is actually dodgy? Well I'm here to tell you why I don't like the current form of All Hallows Eve.

Firstly, the monsters. Why would you allow kids to dress up as terrifying contraptions such as Dracula and Zombies? That's going to scare the living daylights out of people! It's actually kind of unpleasant to look at, seeing children dressed as their nightmares! Also, as a Christian, I'm kind of uncomfortable with the fact that Witches and the DEVIL are available costumes! I mean people flipped out when Asda and Tesco were selling mental patient Halloween costumes so why aren't they freaking out at costumes that seem to promote Witchcraft and Satanism! I mean at least Dracula and Frankenstein's monster were fictional characters but Witches and Satan as costumes is messed up!

Secondly, the very idea of Trick or Treating is just dumb. So you mean to tell me that, even though it is discouraged 364 other days of the year, kids can go up to strangers houses and ask for sweets. Does that not sound wrong to you? Not to mention, not all of them are with adults so essentially, they're walking in the dark, unprotected and visiting strangers! To the parents of those children: ARE YOU INSANE??? If you have to let your kids go Trick or Treating then at least go with them! I'd be worried sick if I was their parent. Not to mention, the people giving away the sweets may be terrified of the costumes as some of them can be based off horror movies that even I (at the age of 17) aren't allowed to watch. For example, I remember one year, one kid dressed up as the killer from Scream!

Building on that, the phrase 'Trick or Treat' is essentially blackmail. It means "Give us your sweets or we'll play a trick on you!" That's a bit mean. Heck in context Trick or Treating doesn't make sense. Its origins suggested that 'Trick-or-Treaters' asked for food in exchange for poems and the reason why they dressed up as nasty things was because they were impersonating them to scare them off. Ok firstly, where does the trick come from? Secondly, the idea of dressing up came from an outdated superstition and I thought a science based society has grown beyond that and lastly, if people dress up to protect themselves from whoever they dress up as THEN WHY THE FLYING DALEK DO THEY DRESS UP AS FICTIONAL CHARACTERS?!!

Yeesh the traditions of this holiday do not make much sense! Another odd thing is, people use that time to gain sweets and dress up... can't you do that at any other point in the year? There's thousands of conventions that encourage cosplay and even more sweet shops! There's nothing stopping you from doing it all year round! Same with watching horror films! I wouldn't recommend it unless you like scary and messed up things but won't it have the same effect all year round (provided you watch them at dark)? And don't say "You'll have the full effect at the scariest day of the year" because you just trained yourself to be scared on Halloween!

In breaking down this holiday, it's nasty, it's dodgy and it makes little sense. So why do we celebrate it? Well my guess is that human beings like being scared so they celebrate that love for fear with the All Hallows Eve origins as an excuse. Would I ever celebrate it? Maybe but I would take out all things scary and prove that Halloween can be nice. After all, its origins came from the eve of All Saints Day which is a celebration of all things good rather than all things evil. Happy All Hallows Eve everyone!

And that concludes this thought from an autistic mind. What do you think about this? Do you have any questions? Let me know in the comments below, be sure to like my Facebook page 'Joel Mole' for more blogs and share this around to spread the word. Thank you for reading this and until the next time: fare thee well! 

How to have fun without getting drunk/high

There's a strange assumption that in order to have more fun, you have to drink alcohol or worse, get high. Ok why? Has it become impossible to have fun in those ways? I know kid’s parties have neither of those things and they're still entertaining! So why do people love using these products so much? I probably won't answer that question because I never tried either of those things but I can say why they DON'T do the things they promise. 

Firstly there's alcohol. Now why something as potentially deadly as alcohol is sold in bars and shops is beyond me but a lot of adult parties, particularly young adult, seem to use this substance a lot. I guess it's to help you let loose but can't you do that anyway? And if you can't, why are you at the party? This is clearly the wrong environment for you! Also, over-drinking, as you should know, can lead to stupid decisions such as possibly having unprotected sex with strangers and sending incriminating messages and photos online. Parties like these can get out of hand and really, the bad side can dissipate when there's no alcohol involved. Why do people even like that stuff anyway? It doesn't taste that nice (yes I've had bits of it at home/communion) and it's really bad for you! I just stick to lemonade and the master of all drinks: Fanta. Now obviously it's illegal for people to sell alcohol to people under 18 but that doesn't stop rebellious teenagers from finding loopholes (Which I don't get. The more you wait, surely the more satisfying it would be when you finally have it)! Besides, I gather that hangovers must suuuuuuck!

Then there's drugs... ho boy this is going to be tricky to tackle. People have found excuses for Class C/B/A drugs such as calming the nerves, loosening people up, having a good time and being at one with nature (*cough* hippies *cough*). Firstly, there are other ways to calm your nerves (e.g. music) and sometimes it can make your mood worse. Secondly, as I've mentioned already, you can loosen up on your own, you just need confidence from your peers. Thirdly, taking drugs just increases the chances of having a BAD time so don't take it for that. Finally, if you want to be one with nature then go outside and just take in the environment around you! You don't need to do that!

It perplexes me that some people think that you need a key of some sort in order to have fun. Guys there's no ritual, there's no rite of passage, just have fun! Now if you want to have alcohol during parties, that's fine (if you're over 18) so long as you don't drink too much. If you want to take drugs to have fun then to that I say Shaaaaaaaaaame. However, if you do fit into the latter category then I wish you the best of luck of getting out of it. As for me, I just drink my Fanta and have fun not because I'm drunk or high, but because of how great the party is.

And that concludes this thought from an autistic mind. What do you think about this? Do you have any questions? Let me know in the comments below, be sure to like my Facebook page 'Joel Mole' for more blogs and share this around to spread the word. Thank you for reading this and until the next time: fare thee well!