Even though it has been over 4 weeks, not a day doesn't go by that I don't imagine myself having a cigarette. Note that I said "having" and not "enjoying" because I am not absolutely sure I would enjoy it.
You might ask, "Don't you physically feel better having quit?" And, the answer would be, "Of course." Yet I still long for that connection I had. It is so difficult to try to explain the attraction to someone who never smoked. It's like trying to describe what snow feels like to someone from the tropical jungle.
I wish I had never started, way back when. Even though I had a good idea that it was dangerous, I had no idea how addictive tobacco truly is.
I would like to see the whole industry stop. I know that to be Pollyanna. I guess what I would like to see is this: No one born after a certain date can purchase, own, obtain, possess, or cause to ingest, inhale, absorb or otherwise introduce into their body any product of tobacco. So, as this group of individuals grows older, the tobacco industry slowing dies away.
For example, let's pick 1995 as the year. When they turn 18 in 2013. they will be the last 18 year olds able to purchase tobacco; then in 2014, they will be the last 19 year olds; and in 2015, the last 20 year olds. Eventually, when they are dying away in the 2060's when they are in their 70's, the tobacco industry will also be dying away. And they will have had over 50 years to plan for their demise.
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