“I'll tell you a secret, something they don't teach you in your temple. The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful - because we're doomed.”
Maturing is realizing that the absolute best quality of life is a sober life. I don’t mean not indulging every now and then, but 99% the time, sobriety should be the choice.