If someone smokes or drinks..Does that make them a bad person?
We can say it’s a bad habit but we can’t say that their character is bad.
We can say it’s a bad habit but we can’t say that their character is bad.
Something that frustrates me… “Don’t be friends with him/her…they smoke”
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something which am preaching for the past few years.. i too was like such people saying"smokers are bad poeple", until i met some of my great friends, whom i really respect for their pure heart and wonderful character (who incidentally smoke and also drink). Yes, u r right .. smoking and drinking are just bad habits, a person's character is many times independent of it.
More than the character, it is the health that is gonna become bad. But as far as i am concerned, I wouldnt mind my husband drinking, but smoking is a No-No
And choosing friends after analysing them is an even big NO NO.
@hariharan-well said..totally agree with u :)
@shiv-i know di it is very bad for health..but that wont make someone bad right..athu than solla vandhain...n its their own personal choice..but once ur married to someone..u have the right to ask them to quit..cuz now ur life is also involved in it.
most of my friends smoke..n i dont like when ppl pass comments like the one i mentioned in my blog.
intha naatamai yoda theerpu enna na... friend ah irukkaravan smoke panrathai prevent panrathu thappilai...aana smoke panravan friend ah aagrathai prevent panrathu periya thappu ammmani......
vartta...
Cooker kooda dhaan smoke pannudhu, adhukkaga cooking is injurious for health nu solla mudiyuma?
Kaathaadi ku kooda dhan vaal irukku, adhukaga korangunala parakka mudiyuma??
true story but we're still bound by the image of villans smoking and drinking in B grade tamil movies which shows them in bad light..
I understand your point, however this was a typical statement used for teenagers and high-school kids mainly because it'll impact their health and would get them in to the same habbit. They get very influenced and kids understand just bad and good people . They do not understand the later impact. They opt for pleasure in the short-term than happiness in the long-term, which I'm sure even as an adult , we are in to it some way or the other - especially diet.
Now, saying the same to an adult does not make sense at all. Because the maturity to make decisions on your own is well developed.
many people smoke jus for the heck of it.. a cousin of mine smokes jus to proudly declare to his classmates that he is able to consume 4 packets a day...
@ Kavitha - Cool it! To date, smokers do not have a reason why they smoke. It has turned to be a lifestyle these days. There is no way a character depends on that white stick that vanishes in 3 minutes 21 seconds!
@ Nivaykimbi - Is your cousin ready to share? :P OC dhum odambukku nalladhu!
Hey!! Did you see Surya's latest six pack look? He looks stunning. It appeared in the supplementary edition to today's Times of India. Amazing.
And here is the youtube link to the video where you can see him straining hard to achieve the six pack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS1VAB9kbK4
Enjoy!
So..drugs have no effect on a person's personality? I don't know about SMOKING, but definitely drinking does alter one's personality if it persists for a long time!!
I've got to confess, I used to be a person who said "I hate smokers"! But now..I just say "I hate it when people smoke"!
I mean..if you really think about it, their habit is detrimental to YOUR health. You hang out with a smoker, you've got second hand smoking!! So, that smoker friend of urs is putting you AND him/her in jeopardy!! I don't smoke..but hey, I smoke about 2 packs a day though second hand smoking (on weekdays)!!!
I'm sure that most people start out smoking for FUN/peer pressure. If the peer pressure continues on, it becomes an addictive habit. You can be classically conditioned to smoking as well!! If you are familiar with human anatomy and physiology, I'm sure that you are familiar with the fact that receptors on your cells aren't so much fun when you stop smoking!!!
Be around a person who is trying to quit smoking, it's no fun!!!
So..it all comes down to..do you CARE that the person is jeopardizing your health?!
@rsubras-nalla theerpu than aiyaa :)
@maverrick-enna pa solla vara...un blade tholla thaanga mudiyala..shobaa :P
@gayatri-well..yea thats true..nowadays even villans look cute..enna solra?? hehe
@anonymous-hmm..i understand wat ur trying to say..but kids r diff from adults..wat may seem bad for us might sound good for them..but thats a good point that u made.
@nivyakimbi-hmm..it all starts with showing off eh..but that doesnt make ur cousin a bad person right?? wat say?
@prashanth-paravalaye..nee kooda appa appa theliva yosikara ;)
@hari-yeaaa..paarthain..he looks damn hot..but face konjam yelacha maari irrukku :(..
@merin-i think drugs n alcohol are diff from smoking...if used excessively it can cause problems to others(like abuse)..
but as far as i have seen..smoking can be considered a very bad habit..but that doesnt change someones personality..
n coming to second hand smoking..my friends make sure that they r not anywhere close to me while smoking...
hogey! its not wrong!
u can be frndz... jus dont catch up with the habit...
machi.. beedi iruka?
In my point of view, its not bad to have friends who smoke. But in majority of the cases I avoid them because of fear for passive smoking. Though you don't smoke, you might get affected by them. And I heard passive smoking is even more dangerous payment you give for no mistake of yours.
yethuku vambu, better stay away from them. I too have couple of friends who smoke. Whenever they smoke in front of me, I give some stupid reason and move away from the spot. Charcter wise they are good, but their habit is making me to stay awat from them.
friend'ah irukardhukum, dhammu adikardhukum inna sambandham??
But we have one friend in our group is a heavy smoker.... naanga avana kindal panniye saaga adichuduvom... still avan thirundhala!!!
Excellent post.
Thank you
Nicotine is still a drug...an addictive drug that is! Yeah..they may not be bad people...but it's very easy to analyze them based on their habits!!!
If you are not exposed to second hand smoking, then some one else is! I mean..people take this quite personally especially if they have lost a family member or a close friend to smoking!!!
@ Merin - Gone are the days that you might be dying out of smoke from the cigar...these are the days of polluted air and almost everything you inhale is bad and even toxic. But I am not here to support smokers... Don't only blame them!
@ Prashanth
Of course. I agree with you. There are other ways that we can 'pollute' our lungs. But you can't completely overlook the fact that smoking does contribute to it!!!
I'm not blaming just the smokers. I am abhoring the habit with a passion. I am blaming them AS WELL along with everything/everybody else. I am saying that they do have an integral part in someone else's lung cancer..especially if the 'someone else' happens to be a spouse, a daughter, or even a parent!!
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