break the habit
a perpetuous cold, cough and week feeling in the knees finally drove me to visiting a doctor today, accompanied sweetly enough by the birthday girl Ms Nayantara Pani herself. Turns out I have a bad chest infection and some other medical hoo-haa i dont care to delve into, what really caught my eye was the sight of an anti-smoking flyer I had seen all too many times before....
but this time, it was different, having quit now for 80 days to the dot today, I have realized what a stranglehold I had broken away from in what can be defined as one of life's easily most paradoxical addictions. Smoking isnt weed, it isnt ecstacy nor is it one too many swigs of JDs, its a momentary puff of 'chill' that is taking half of the planet down with it. hmmm..sounds much too fluffy and ironic coming from a smoker of 5 years like myself...but the truth is this, kicking the cancer stick has had to be one hell of an achievement for me , not to mention , hopefully an inspiration for close friends and buddies around. Dhanur, Sam, Pani, chopra, vasu, gautam and millions of other college, school, aiesec and random brothers and sisters- who happen to see this even 10 years hence....give me a call....im here to show you how...:)P.S> thanks Niharika , who i know has been instrumental in making this happen...
but this time, it was different, having quit now for 80 days to the dot today, I have realized what a stranglehold I had broken away from in what can be defined as one of life's easily most paradoxical addictions. Smoking isnt weed, it isnt ecstacy nor is it one too many swigs of JDs, its a momentary puff of 'chill' that is taking half of the planet down with it. hmmm..sounds much too fluffy and ironic coming from a smoker of 5 years like myself...but the truth is this, kicking the cancer stick has had to be one hell of an achievement for me , not to mention , hopefully an inspiration for close friends and buddies around. Dhanur, Sam, Pani, chopra, vasu, gautam and millions of other college, school, aiesec and random brothers and sisters- who happen to see this even 10 years hence....give me a call....im here to show you how...:)P.S> thanks Niharika , who i know has been instrumental in making this happen...
Thats what i call a good boy! i hope you remember the famous DC equation :)
Good job!
-A
Posted by
Amit Desai |
6:12 PM, May 20, 2005