Against Cigarettes, towards Good Health!

Cigarette. The word creeps me out. And many others, I believe. I have come across people now and again who have such a crazy fascination for the same. I don’t actually judge them, it is their wish and their life after all. But I don’t appreciate it either.

All these years I have seen people be victimized by smoking and seen them struggle trying to quit it. But in vain. They say it is insanely difficult to get rid of the mania. I don’t argue. When you succumb to the wishes of a thing as trivial as a roll of paper filled with tobacco, when you give it such importance, you are going wrong somewhere. Definitely.

Time and again I have been in a counselor's shoes, motivating my friends to quit smoking, explaining to them the gravity of this ugly thing, and repeatedly I have been told that “This one is the last!” But I still do it again, I have that capability to bug people, till they listen to me. Or at least give my say a thought.

We all know how important a healthy mind is, it not only nourishes the thoughts we have, also gives across that sparkling smile and that lustrous personality! But with every cigarette people lit, a sparkle is lost, a day of their lives is in danger. What we need to know is that the days are not getting any longer, what we have is fixed, why not make the most of it?

And then after years, I did meet a person who succumbed to my want, rather than the cigarette’s. And it feels amazingly nice to win like this. I may sound silly, but it feels great when you can make such a difference to a person’s life. You brighten up their life, you feel wanted! I saw him struggle, saw him anxious, saw him battle it out. Obviously it isn't easy, though he made it look so. He did tumble a few times, did go wrong and had his bad days, but he emerged! And how!

I see him today, without that urge to smoke, and it makes me feel good. So good. Also, what I reckon is that what smokers need is the ‘wish’, internal and external, which can help them overcome their weakness. Most of them don’t really know why they started smoking in the first place, some found it cool, some were in a bad company, and some just used it as an anti-depressant. Unimportant reasons! And now they think it is too late to let it go. But it is never too late. You just need someone.

I have often told him how great a thing he has done! But I have never gone all out and praised him, so let this be one way to let him know, how he has stood out from ‘others’, and how he has made me so proud! And let this also be a way to let others know that chucking out a cigarette from their lives is achievable. Yes!!