During year end activities 2020, unfortunately my friend was admitted to hospital in ICU due to heart attack, and for blockage of arteries (left 80 percent and right 100 percent). Fortunately he is improving ..and back to general ward, and later at home (with restricted movements, and on medication), now as I am writing this note.
We have old memories of smoking together, going back till 1984-85. We travelled together a lot, and had opportunities for being together on hiking, trekking expeditions. Seven years back, I decided to quit smoking, and I did make an invite to this friend to join me in quitting smoking. I tried to pursue, but ...no ! As all of us know, it has to pop up in own's mind, the resolve should be from with in !
Now that the friend was lying on bed, I went and met him (from distance), and had to tell me that doctor has advised my friend to stop smoking completely, henceforth. Absolutely NO No No !!
Now there is no choice, must quit, seven years back there was a choice !!
It is always good to quit...earlier the better. QUIT... QUIT ... QUIT!
WISE words green1611 and BOTH times YOU continue to love YOUR friend and put into ACTION YOUR love - which is the very BEST YOU could do - inviting him to QUIT smoking 7 YEARS ago and NOW stilling letting LOVE lead YOU - to give him HOPE to a MUST choice HE has to make smoke or quit - YET - YOUR CHOICE to still continue loving him just as he is and giving HONOR to YOUR friend to CHOOSE of his OWN FREE WILL smoke or quit and the FACT of HARD TRUTH - that it is on him alone to CHOOSE and he is seeing - YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON HIM and being a shining love EXample to him and to always give him - HOPE - that HE can CHOOSE to QUIT - just like YOU and then leave the outcome in His Higher Power hands - thank YOU green1611- SOOOO very much for sharing a wonderful FRIEND ship life style EXample of - NEVER leave a fellow NICOTINE suffer behind in MY Lord Jesus name amen
YOUR A BEAUTIFUL NON SMOKER FRIEND