Something Interseting About Purim

One of the many interesting things about Purim is the custom that one must become drunk so that he cannot tell the difference between Haman, who is evil and was attempting to annihilate us, and Mordechai, who is blessed and saved us from certain destruction. For those of us who don't want to get that drunk, here are some alternatives:

• You should drink slightly more than you would on an average day. (Ex: if you would normally drink a beer, today, drink two.)
• You should be able to tell such an obvious difference right off the bat, but if you were asleep, you should still be able to tell someone the difference. If you can't, you took one too many shots.
• Some reverse logic: Haman tried to kill us all, but he brought thousands of Jews back into Judaism to pray to God that they should be saved. Therefore, if one is confused in such a way, he has fulfilled his requirement.

Phew!

By the way, the guy that saved us was despised by the others of his generation. Though he was the head of the highest Jewish court, he was harshly criticized by his peers for his temerity towards Haman. While everyone else bowed down to him, Mordechai simply sat down. He took advice from the story of Daniel, who refused to bow down to a simple statue of the Babylonian king, let alone an actual person.

Just a couple Purim thoughts. That's it.