With the same experience over and over we become entrenched in the same pathways. Drugs open new mental pathways and unblock old ones. Last night I smoked and this morning as I’m peeling an orange I pay attention to the small bursts of citrus that erupt from each slice as I pull the orange apart. I can see the small droplets from a fly’s-eye-view in micro-detail. I can smell the citrus so crisp and clear. Such a pleasant small experience that I think I would have missed if I had not smoked last night and reset the way I look at things.