May be silly1 but some times hurts...

I am a teetotaller. i am not boasting myself here. but as a teetotaller, i face some of the issues every day life. When i go for parties, i don't booz, in a social occation i dont smoke/booz. That makes me some times away from such social gatherings. it can be any client meeting/party or friends get to gather, i am singled out. In this modern world, this creates some estrangement with the people.
why am i a teetotaller? I am thinking back my days. who made me to decide not to go in that direction? only answer - my dad...
My dad - he was a very good person (he is not alive). but he drinks a lot. beacuse of this, my mom and dad seperated. me and my brother went with my mom to our grand pa's palce. we had very big family grand pa, grand mas(yeah two) and uncles etc. they all treated us like their own childern. especially they gave me what ever i want. my grand mas wanted a promise from me. NOT TO DRINK! I promised with out even know about that. all because of my dad's activities. My mom and my entire family always says if your dad dont drink, he is the best person in the world. He was a Cop. He never take bribe, so honest as well vagabond. what ever he earns, he spent for drinking.
Till my school days i was with my grand parents, so i didnt even think about any thing else. When i got in to college, first time i thought of taking "BEER& WINE". (that was my thought only). Accidentally my uncle came to see me.He is one of the key person in my life. We discuss every thing. I told him this is what i feel. immediately he said "good". you are not inspired by any one. just you felt that. then he took me for a walk to near by tea shop. i dont remember the exact discussion. but when we came back from the tea shop, i myself told him that i dont even think about drinking. one thing was very clear he made me to realise my originality. Most of my good friends know about my entire life.
Days were gone with out even touching any liquor. After joining cognizant some of my new friends asked me for week end party. No one insisted me to take liquor. I am happy that none of my friends never asked me to taste the liquor. I understood "REAL FRIENDS NEVER INSIST TO DRINK". One day one of my friend (my junior actually) came to chennai to meet me. He is mathivanan from Namakkal. His dad was EX- MLA and MP. This guy came to meet me after 4 years. he gave a sweet bag and told me "Anna I cleared Civil service exam". i wished him. he also said for his rank he may getIPS/IRS. the reason to mention his part is his major subjest in civil service. he took psycology. in that he wrote a essay about me. How my dad's habbits changed my life. because of my real life he could write that essay! I was so happy some how I could help a person with my personal sad life... (my dad helped him:))
when ever i see some dad- son having nice time, i really feel jealous on them. I never had good time with my dad. I have many good people with me. (Good mom, brother, uncles and very good friends etc). but the father - son relationship, i never experienced that. I tried to recall that "had i ever called my dad as "APPA"?" the answer is No. I hardly spoke with him. Though he was a good person, both of us missed the real good relationship. Some times i could feel, i had cried...but that is true. the only reason is "My dad was a drinker".
Now coming back to the topic - i hope you now have the answer "Why am i teetotaller?"
(If this post inspires atleast one person and make him/her as teetotaller, that is my success. i dont feel any thing bad to tell my real life in this powerful medium)