“Always get drunk” is the advice is given by a poet Charles Baudelaire. He is suggesting readers to get drunk to whatever they wish. “Get Drunk” is cleverly written by Charles and meets the purpose of his writing the poem. He demands change in the thinking process of the people. Now-a-days people really have no time to do what they love and they spend all their time glued to work that brings them money or power. This is annoying author and that is why he is saying everyone to get drunk i.e. get attached to something which makes them happy.
No one in this world is living a true life. Everyone is avoiding their favorite work and giving no time to hobbies or passions. The poet feels disturbed by this and wants a change in everyone’s though process and wants readers to do what interests them. One should avoid working in the field which can not provide true happiness. This is the great way to enjoy life. Only this way can give you the right feel in life and let you feel contended and seek more happiness in life always.
“Get Drunk” is a poem on human psychology. The poet is questioning the act of working or doing business just for the sake of earning money and becoming prosperous.
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This poem forces the readers to really start looking into their lives and see if they really enjoy the work they do. He has taken the examples grains, birds, animals and other things in nature which are enjoying the life in true sense. They are not living for money or any other purpose. Therefore they are enjoying their lives. Birds are flying, grains are about to raise and sun is rising as usual. There is no intention of greed behind these tasks. They all are doing everything what they wish to do and really enjoying it.
In this poem poet suggests reader to take look at their life and compare it life with the life he has mentioned in this poem. The poet’s objective is met if the reader is able to draw the differences and see the life in light of poet’s thoughts.
Charles Baudelaire is quite optimistic towards life. He is clear in his thoughts that one should not waste their time in things that they do not enjoy when they can really do something they enjoy. He says that one can get addicted to drink. But this drink can be a wine or virtue or poetry. This depends on a person whether to select wine to drink or poetry to drink. Drinking means getting addicted to or involving into certain kind of work. This shows the purity of this poem. The poet has only tried to convey that the true way to live is to do freely what you enjoy doing and not do anything just because it brings you money, fame or other material pleasures.