They hit me,' you will say, 'but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?'—a portrayal of the drunkard's progressive loss of reality and moral sense, establishing that addiction creates a cycle of denial and continued harm. The clause 'when will I wake up so I can find another drink' reveals that the drunkard's desire for the substance overrides concern for harm. The theological significance involves the principle that addiction enslaves the will and corrupts rationality.

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