The real test here, is nothing to do with if one should smoke or not. That is a personal ( cross to bare) so to speak. We have not all been the strongest folk we are pretending to be now. I am sure that there is a number count on the times you have quit, honestly... but the real test here is tolerance. As a smoker you would not dare allow someone to tell you were to smoke, how long to smoke, or even what to smoke. You forced people to allow you to do you. Good, bad, or indifferent.. tolerance. Now, I am the one who gave up smoking, so do I now declare war on my friends and family who are in love with the idea, and what cigarettes do to and for them? Do I now at them as scum of the earth the way folk did me, while I rolled my eyes, and took an even deeper puff. As a none smoker, my friend has every right to continue to live life on his terms, and I have nnnnnoooo, right To impede on that, none whatsoever. Him smoking, and me making him feel bad because we have different opinions, and made different choices, not fair. I would not have stood for that as a smoker and as a none smoker will not stand for it. We are at different levels in life and for me to tell someone that I am better so stop and don't do this or that makes me worst than they are. At least they do what they do, and not bother me, but my crazy behind is gonna tell them, as if Inhad the right, what to do, and make them choose being present with me and enjoying their time with a smoke or ailinating self from me or the cigarette. Wow what a friend. Just as the choice is mine to be smokeless, it should be others who are still smoking their choice to smoke or not to smoke. Maybe, just MAYBE, they will see that you did it and want to follow suit. But just like no one was mad at you when you slipped up and returned to the land of low hanging man made clouds, your tolerance should show itself strong when it comes to who haven't gotten to the wonderful point you are at making the decision everyday, every hour, and every second of every minute not to tap on a rectangler box, or soft pack of white sticks, packing them tearing open the package smelling the caged nicotine, almost ripping one from the other nineteen, placing it on your lips, finding fire,,and burning the tip,as you drag in a single puff. Yeah we all remember what we use to do, and we are in a different place now. Our health, and person, are better for it, but we are not better people. There are many great people who smoke. I was one of them. Now I don't smoke and I am still, one of the great. TOLERANCE..
