Smoking is injurious to health – What it actually meant? (#WorldNoTobaccoDay)

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Traffic jams, constant horns, crowded trains, cut-throat competition, never-ending family demands and then there is a continuous dissatisfaction in our personal life. A large chunk of working class who spend more than 13 hours outside of their home slogging for hours and they work under constant pressure. So what’s the solution for it?

Some people work with focus and make sure that they eat on time and have proper sleep. On the other hand, I have seen a good amount of people ensure that they take frequent smoke breaks in order to keep themselves on their toes. It’s their solution or trick to fight against work pressure or any family or personal problems. Most smokers say they feel relieved or experience their burden getting lightened when they smoke. Wow, what an unhealthy way of dealing with pressure!

All right! I am not being judgmental here. Everyone has their own way to deal with mental pressure or life’s complexities and I am sure these smokers, if objected will argue enough that they aren’t doing any wrong or some of them will agree they find difficult to get rid of this unhealthy habit. Some smokers will say very casually, Chalata hai, yaar.

Smoking a life away!

If you’re reading this article and you’re a smoker then I would like you to be patient enough what I want to say. I am not here to tell someone what is wrong or right. Of course, some smokers will definitely have an opinion of one cigarette wouldn’t harm them. Smoking is injurious to health seems a proverb only to say and not implement in real life. But there is a deep meaning to this warning and smokers have been ignoring for ages.

So what exactly it meant?

What is the first word comes in your mouth when you get hurt? It’s mom. Just imagine, you’ve been smoking for 20 years. You were in love with someone deeply. You get married to the love of your life and you’ve two children and your parents are now grandparents. Everything is hunky-dory until your reports suggest that you’ve a mouth cancer. Now tell me you were the one smoking for years but you injured everyone. You hurt your entire family with this deep wound.

We know the dangerous effects of smoking and there are people like you who have been smoking away the life. We never take birth alone and we’re connected to many people. Your one cigarette may end one life but injure several lives for lifetime.

I hope so, my message convey to those smokers. It’s neither wrong nor right but your act of smoking is certainly not an apologetic one!

Above post is a part of Kolkata Bloggers activity in association with MANT for their celebration of #WorldNoTobaccoDay