Aug
29
2011

Something of Crying

At the age of fifteen, I began secretly smoking at the attic of our house, because I got so curious what was so addictive about it, until I became addicted that after five years, I have become a chain smoker.   I always try to hide it but I do feel embarrassed when people have that look in their face whenever they see my teeth, because I know they think badly that I am a smoker. I had to decide to quit because my worry about my physical appearance had become more powerful than my longing to stay on smoking, so, I tried reading on how to stop smoking cigarettes. My grandfather died of cancer, and so, I know that my genes have all the possibilities to grant me such disease, that is why apart from physical appearance, cancer is what scares me about smoking. I have seen photos of people who have died of lung cancer, and boy they look ugly, that is why I need to do all means not to die an ugly death, and especially not at a young age. As the saying goes, the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step; that is why I will take my quitting one day at a time. I already smoked heavily before I even realized that I was already smoking two packs per day, just imagine the amount of toxin I exhale and inhale from there, that is why I really should quit, before my life quits on me. Now, I have managed to take just five cigarettes a day, which is something I already consider an achievement.

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