There is this huge ongoing campaign around encouraging people to kick the butt. At the end of the day, it all boils down to - Why you would want to do it?
Everyone who smokes is aware that there is no benefit except the satisfaction that the stick burns to give you some sort of peace and satisfaction without asking back a question.
And then came Nicorette...an alternative to active smoking. While it has got mixed response from the people across, you still see a lot of people trying it out with a genuine intent of walking away from smoking.
The bigger question is - What would drive a smoker to stop smoking besides actual health scare that may jolt his/ her overall being?
A lot of men in my life have been smokers at some point of time. Don't jump after reading the line preceding this one. When I say - "a lot of men", I mean brother, friends and office colleagues. Many of these have kicked the butt one fine day suddenly and without any trigger.
I asked each of them as to what made them stop. All they said was - "One fine day I got up and realized I had to stop". And they did. What was the trigger? Was it the news of becoming a proud father, a new year or birthday resolution. a health scare, someone else' health scare, or something else?
Whatever it was, they stopped smoking, thanks to the reason. The latest in this bandwagon is my dear brother. As of today, he has been off cigarettes for last 3 weeks. The best part is that with each passing day, his resolve to stay off it is becoming stronger.
Kudos to you brother. Nothing makes me more proud and happy than this action of yours. I wish you keep up with your resolve. A quick shout out to all the dear men -
"Kick the butt before it kicks you..."
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