Thursday, December 18, 2008

Puffing Life away.........

The other day i was watching two of my friends smoking... and i was transported to another place... to another time.........
Midnight.......A man in terrible pain,clutching his chest.....a woman desperately trying to do something to ease his pain... Two old people wanting to help but not knowing what to do......... In the midst of all this confusion no-one seemed to notice a little girl hiding behind the curtains, watching helplessly.... The little girl watches as the man is put in the car and rushed to the hospital..... She is in total panic... Till then the little girl thought that nothing would change the happy atmosphere that she was used to.... And in a matter of minutes her entire fairy world was shattered........ So many questions came pouring into her mind... Questions that she could not find the answers to... Questions that even with the answers were too difficult to comprehend......... She spends the entire night in silent terror...waiting for some news that she hoped was not gonna change her world forever... She starts praying... something that she never really believed till then.. but then she didnt want to take a chance with not praying bcoz shes heard a lot about God answering the prayers of people who are good... She promises god that she would always be good.. Only make her daddy alright......... Dawn breaks.. And she gets the news that her daddy is alright... She thanks God n heaves a sigh of relief.... But then the fear never really leaves her........

There are some things that affect the people around more than the person himself....Habits are hard to break.. Worse still are addictions... Its surprising how easy it is to get involved in something.. You think you have the control... But then the addiction starts taking control and you are left with no option but to succumb..... It starts driving you and even if you want to get away from it you simply cannot....... Maybe its fun... Maybe it gives you a status... Maybe it gives u momentary pleasure....

"What is the point in living for a hundred years without having any fun in life???? Better to live only for 50 or 60 years n have all the fun... Also u never know what is gonna happen tomorrow.. then why waste life???" this is what most of my smoking friends ask me.... Let me tell you my dear friends , the 10 or 20 years may not matter now... But there will be a time when u reach the age of 50 and you see your children grow up... For every extra day that u get, u will be thankful n u keep hoping that your days dont run out and u live to see another sunrise and get to spend another night putting your grandchildren to sleep with their favourite bedtime story.....

Maybe if this post makes any of my friends reconsider what they are doing even for a minute...
I would consider my objective fulfilled.....

8 comments:

  1. good one! didn't know in your short-sleep you remember you dream so vividly.

    bdw..Welcome to the world of Blogging ! Bloom here too !

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  2. A thoughtful message.. Life's value increases with age sure and smokin takes away a nice part of life in return for a physiological sedentary. I personally feel its a very cheap bargain.. I ll stop here as the friends you are talkin about are mine too.. The lack of acceptance of this fact may be shocking to you, but it is accepted. And thats a fact. A smoker has an increased risk in life. No appeals from my side. I hope your appeal reaches the targetted..

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  3. Very well, written, gets the message across and makes people think twice about smoking, something which is becoming alarmingly increasingly common these days. I hope people read it and consider it for their own good ...

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  4. awesome blog,probably i dont totally agree with u.

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  5. didn't know you write so beautifully!!! AWESOME!!!! thank god one of the comments told me that the little girl was in your dreams...
    Neha B

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  6. just stumbled upon your blog...beautiful writing...loved it ...keep it coming

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  7. I been waiting for new posts,alas! no new posts.
    I am hungry for the feeds. Plz Make out time for it :-)

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  8. Each act that human beings do is supported by a solid reason..even though they know they r wrong..something beyond logic pushes them to do so.Thats holds perfect for puffers..Each 10 seconds of their valid old life with grandchildren and loved ones is wasted in the form of smoke..Thanks for such a blog which can stir their mind..

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