Smoking (was: What is a habit?)

On Sep 2, 2012, at 9:04 AM, Rami Rustom <[email protected]> wrote:

> Reasons for smoking:
> 
> - it helps me relax, calms my nerves
> 
> - its a reason to take a break
> 
> - i especially like the first cigarette of the day

it's a reason to talk to strangers, e.g. to ask for a cigarette for a light

it's a reason to stand near strangers, providing the opportunity to start a conversation about anything

it's cool in some people's opinion

it annoys one's parents (and perhaps some other people) who one wants to annoy

it's something to do

it's rebellious

to prove people can't tell you what to do and that you can make choices of your own

because you reject a lot of nonsense about "health" from people who want to control your life, and enjoy standing up to them

from south park: because lame people did a school assembly and said if you don't smoke you could grow up to be like them


> Reasons for quitting:
> 
> - its unhealthy, causes cancer
> 
> - cost a lot of money that I should be spending on more important
> things, like for the tutoring lessons that my kid asked for
> 
> - breath and clothes smell nasty
> 
> - nasty taste in mouth after cigarette
> 
> - your child said to you (while having a stick in his mouth), "i'm
> acting like i'm smoking" [so you're child wants to smoke, and lets say
> you don't want that]
> 
> (for heavy smokers)
> 
> - bad feeling in throat in the morning
> 
> - its annoying to hock up dark mucus in the morning

have better things to do with your time like philosophy

-- Elliot Temple
http://elliottemple.com/