As night fell, the hour hand crept to 11:57, and everything was asleep. Outside the window, downstairs, the noise of two or three drunkards pierced the silence of the night, like a sharp arrow, pointing straight to the heart. I sat quietly by the window, my eyes looking into the deep night, my thoughts shining like stars in the sky. 
On this night, the drunkard's noise was like a poignant ballad, evoking memories of my friend Xiao Li. He used to be so optimistic and cheerful, but life responded to his enthusiasm with a cold side. The blow plunged him into an abyss of pain and frustration, and he began to drink to kill his sorrows, leaving himself drunk every night, trying to use alcohol to anesthetize the frustrations and difficulties of reality.
I once admonished Xiao Li, telling him that using alcohol to kill his sorrows would only make people more lost. However, he stubbornly believes that alcohol is his only solace. "Wine is my best friend," he once confided to me, "and only it can make me forget all my pain and troubles." ”
However, alcohol did not bring real relief to Xiao Li, but instead left him in a deep predicament. His physical condition deteriorated, and his spirit was declining. Until that time, a drunken car accident almost took his life.
This car accident gave Xiao Li a new consciousness, and he began to realize that escaping does not solve the problem, and the real relief is to face the difficult situation bravely. He decided to quit drinking and start a new life.
I used to think that alcohol could make me forget the pain," Li told me, "but in fact it only temporarily paralyzed me." Now, instead of running away from problems, I face them bravely. I know it's hard, but I believe that if I work hard, I will be able to overcome it. ”
When I heard Xiao Li's story, I was overwhelmed with emotion. In life, we will always encounter all kinds of dilemmas and setbacks. Some people choose to drink to try to escape from reality; And some people choose to face the problem bravely.
As Xiao Li experienced, escaping will not solve the problem, but will lead us into a deeper predicament. Only by facing the problem courageously can we find a real solution.
At this moment, the drunks downstairs outside the window have left, and the night is gradually returning to quiet. I know that no matter what difficulties and setbacks I encounter, the sun will always rise. And I will continue to move forward and bravely explore my own path of light.