
And then there’s medication, such as tranquilizers and pain pills. Medication can lead to addiction, death by overdose, and other unpleasant side effects.
Which is better? This side-by-side comparison will help you choose.
Meditation: Requires years of practice to master the technique
Medication: Takes about 5 seconds to swallow
Meditation: Makes you feel relaxed
Medication: Convinces you you’re God
Meditation: Requires discipline to focus your thoughts
Medication: Requires concentration to walk straight
Meditation: Works best in a quiet place with no interruptions
Medication: Works anywhere, unless your probation officer is around
Meditation: Makes you go ooommmmm
Medication: Makes you go mmmmmmmm
Excerpted from Desperately Seeking Sanity: A Spoofbook on Self-Help, just 99 cents at Amazon.com. Click HERE to see it.