FOUR WRONG REASONS SMOKERS DON'T WANT TO STOP SMOKING
"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choices." - William J. Bryan (United States political leader) 1860 - 1925
If you know these four reasons, your life will never remain the same.
Yes, it is a fact that many people who smoke enjoy doing it without thinking about the after-effects on their body and mind.
They say, “smokers are liable to die young.” But many smokers believe, “No one is God. He is the giver and taker of life.” Many smokers believe in God as the ultimate decision-maker when it comes to life and death.
Still, it is good for you to know the other effects of smoking to the body, to the brain, and to your future. Because choice, not chance, determines destiny.
Here are the four wrong reasons smokers don’t want to stop smoking:
1. THE ILLUSION OF HIGHNESS OF THE BRAIN
First, let us be clear: Smoking cannot give you lasting and concrete insight to make you smarter than others. Bear that in mind. But in the world of the unenlightened, being "high" is a one-time feeling that many people want to stay in forever.
Some people smoke a lot of cigarettes and Indian hemp today because they want to be “high in the spirit of reasoning.” This is very wrong.
Smokers often want to reason out solutions to their problems by inhaling dangerous substances in the form of drugs. They think or believe these drugs are helpful to their soul and body. They say things like: “When I smoke, my brain opens.” “When I smoke, I can write better.” “When I smoke, I think deeper.”
The truth is, what you are feeling is not clarity. It is confusion dressed as creativity. The smoke gives you a temporary rush, then leaves your brain foggy, slow, and dependent.
Real insight does not come from a cigarette. It comes from rest, reading, prayer, and a clear mind. When you are always high, you cannot plan well. You cannot build well. You cannot lead well.
Stop using harmful drugs and focus on your natural and inner spirit for motivation. Your best ideas will come when you are sober, not when you are chasing a high reasoning substances.
2. INTOXICATION TO ESCAPE THE SPIRIT SELF
Some other people have refused to stop intoxicating their spirit because of what they read in the Bible about how King Solomon enjoyed wine and pleasure.
But using the Bible to justify self-destruction will not help anyone. Other people smoke just because they want to be intoxicated with alcohol and other hard drugs. Many think it will help them forget their sorrows, worries, and disappointments in life. While others smoke after a breakup. They smoke after losing money. They smoke when they feel like a failure and smoke to “numb” the pain.
But here is the truth: Intoxication will never allow you to escape the calamities of this world. It only postpones them. And when you wake up, the problem is still there.
Your inability to master your spirit is the real problem. When your emotions control you, you will run to anything that gives temporary relief.
What should you do instead? Seek knowledge through reading, learning and growth by exposure. Ask God for wisdom and pray for a stronger heart than weed around all day. Ask for solutions and save yourself.
Facing your pain is sober, but it is the only way to be healed. Running from it with smoke only makes you weaker.
3. FEAR OF FRIENDS' INFLUENCE
Many smokers who truly want to stop cannot, because of friends' influence.
They are afraid. They are ashamed of what their “boys” or “girls” will say when they decline cigarettes, shisha, or weed particularly. So they keep smoking to belong. They keep smoking because they are afraid of losing friends.
But let me ask you: What kind of friend will watch you destroy yourself and still call you a friend?
Real friends want the best for you. Real friends will clap when you choose life. If your friendship depends on cigarette, then it was never real friendship. It was addiction in company. Try your best to quit any character that's want to turn to addiction.
You must be bold enough to say; “I am done.” Yes, you will lose some people. But you will gain yourself. And the right people will respect you more for it. And be there for you.
4. THE LIE OF SEXUAL ENERGY
The last thing smokers don’t want to quit because of it is sexual energy. They believe smoking gives them power, stamina, and confidence especially when they smoke right before sexual intercourse.
They think: “When I smoke, I last longer.” “When I smoke, I feel more manly.” And “When I smoke, I perform better.” This is one of the biggest lies in the world smokers won't like to agree.
Smokers don’t know that having sex immediately after smoking drastically drains brain and body energies. Nicotine and other chemicals in cigarettes destroy blood circulation. And good circulation is what gives you real sexual strength.
Over time, constant smoking and sex is fatigue, low performance, anxiety, and in some cases, mental breakdown. You are borrowing energy today that your body will pay back with interest tomorrow.
If you want to enjoy sex, kindly have sex in your natural mode and feeling, not under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Natural energy lasts longer. Natural confidence is real. Natural connection with your partner is deeper.
THE HARD TRUTH SMOKERS MUST FACE
Smoking feels like freedom, but it is actually slavery. You are not choosing the cigarette. The cigarette is choosing you. Every stick you take is a choice.
And as William Bryan said: "Destiny is a matter of choices".
HERE ARE SOME SOLUTIONS
1. Replace the habit. When the urge comes, drink water, chew gum, pray, or go for a walk. Your brain needs a new pattern.
2. Master your spirit. You are not your cravings. You are a spirit that has a body. Take courage. Be courageous. Be still and know that you are powerful. We are made in the image of God. Trust yourself.
3. Change your environment. If your friends, your room, and your daily routine remind you of smoking, change them. You cannot grow in the same environment that made you sick.
4. Remember your future. Think of your lungs. Think of your children. Think of the man or woman you want to become 5 years from now. That future version of you is begging you to stop today.
The truth remains, there is nothing you cannot stop as a learned character. Smoking was learned. It can be unlearned. It can be stopped. You are not weak. You are not a failure.
You are just a person who made a choice, and you can make a new choice today. You can be superhuman. You can have a clear brain. You can have real peace and you can have real energy.
But it starts with rejecting these four wrong reasons
1. The fake "highness of the brain"
2. The escape through intoxication
3. The fear of friends' influence and
4. The lie of "sexual energy."
Because in the end, it is not about how long you live, but how well you live. And you cannot live well while you are slowly killing yourself as an addicted smoker.
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