Giving up alcohol boosted the speaker's energy, though they still enjoy sake with sushi. They notice two types of people as they age: those who actively pursue health through nutrition and exercise, and those expecting improvement without effort. They choose community with people eager to learn and improve.
You don't know until you start doing things that give you more energy, give up alcohol. And I've done the same thing. I have maybe once a quarter of a shot of sake with sushi. Like, it's just not a part of my life.
I guess when you do get older, you see two very extremes. You see somebody who was on this quest to understand life. They know they need balance, they know they need nutrition, they know they need to constantly exercise. And then you see this other aspect of somehow magically, it will get better and it doesn't. And you try to talk to these people. What I found is I don't talk to people like that. I talk to the people who want to learn.
