When a man gets drunk on wine and tarasun [rice wine], he is just like a blind man who can’t see anything, a deaf man who can’t hear when he’s called, and a mute who can’t reply when he’s spoken to. When a man gets drunk he is like someone in a state of death: he can’t sit up straight even if he wants to. He’s as dazed and senseless as someone who’s been hit over the head. Neither are there intelligence and skill in a wine-drinker nor are there morals or good conduct. He does bad things: he fights and kills. It keeps a person from doing the things … Continue reading Genghis Khan