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Quitting smoking is ceasing to be who you really are

“I can 100% quit smoking. But I don’t want to quit being who I really am.”
What’s your go-to smoking spot? To most it’s a lane behind where they stay, or four gullys away from their best friend’s house, or outside their favourite paan shop. Mine is up on my terrace. I’ve duped the key, so no one ever knows I’m there. It’s where I know I’m clear of all those familiar judgmental faces. Smoking isn’t even about the actual cigarette. Its about the vibe and the adventure that goes with it. But so many people just don’t get it. To each their own, right? If only the non-smokers felt the same way.

So, about this adventure… How it begins you may wonder? It starts with an attempt to appear cool, obviously! In the early days (at least for me), smoking was about making a statement, then it became a social habit, and now it’s pretty much about the vibe and feeling of it all.

The thrill of the journey, the adventure involved in it all. Being a smoker, I feel like I’m not like the rest, not better in any way. But I feel like I have my own clan, my own fellow smokers with whom I instantly connect with. Even if I meet them for the first time. When I’m in a new country or in an unfamiliar place, meeting a fellow smoker makes me feel right at home. And I don’t ever want to give that up.

When I go for a smoke, I go to a place where there are no emails, where everything is slow-paced. My smoke break is me on an island by myself with my thoughts, my anxieties, my dreams, and my ambitions. I end up making plans to quit my job, start off on my own, look for a new job, study further, or move abroad. It’s astonishing how many thoughts I have and how many issues I resolve in the duration of one cigarette. Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to get rid of that productive, positive and go-getter energy.

Source: https://www.smokersforum.in/smokers-digest/detail/sutta-stories/quitting-smoking-is-ceasing-to-be-who-you-really-are

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