Anti "Antismoking 2.0"
Smoking, people say, has become a social nuisance.It adversely affects the smokers’ kidneys, liver, lungs,intestines and what not! Moreover, it also affects badly,
the one who is physically close to the smoker(while the
smoker is smoking).He inhales the foul air; and the air, in
turn, damages his biological systems as well.
the one who is physically close to the smoker(while the
smoker is smoking).He inhales the foul air; and the air, in
turn, damages his biological systems as well.
Just another day
Just another day by Priyank Bhavsar
In the north-east of the metropolis stood a gigantic building of that multinational company. On the 45th floor was the office of the executive. The young man sat on the chair with hands stretched to the table, writing something. He finished writing in a few minutes.
Why we were offline?
Yeah.. Sorry for that! Actually we were engaged in some of our offline futuristic movements after getting a great response from you all. 1K hits in the first week was encouraging. Moreover, when we read the comment of Rushikesh Kabra that his father actually did reduce smoking,we were overwhelmed. We are looking forward for a movement in near future. Get ready to be surprised!
Shocking statistics: Smoking
- Smoking kills. Smoking-related diseases kill one in 10 adults globally, or cause four million deaths. If the same rate continues, by 2030 smoking will kill one in six people.
- About a third of the male adult global population smokes.
Seven chief reasons of smoking
This statistic is adopted from the website Smoke For What?. The main reasons of smoking are as follows:
Reason 7: Parental Smoking-
Such smokers smoke as their parents do the same and have adopted the same habit from them. About 6% of all smokers smoke due to this reason.
Smoking Kills
Smoking Kills (by Vedant Shrimali)
He had always been the ideal man. Clever,noble,anything you'd want in
you. He had accomplished every task as a son,a friend and a husband.
Alternatives of smoking (1)
Alternatives of smoking (1) - Atish Jain
Smoking.. it is not just a habit, it is an addiction, it is a feeling of being cool, it is something that 7 out of 10 smokers want to quit (Stats). Here are a few alternatives of a cigarette (or equivalent).
Oats
Smoking is generally done to reduce stress. The same can be done through a regular intake of oats. Oats are beneficial for heart and they are high in fiber and potassium which can help in reducing smoking. A research carried in Japan gave results that a daily intake of oats can help in reducing smoking from 20 to 9 cigarettes a day. Thus, for all those "7 out of 10s" who want to quit smoking, oats are beneficial.
Smoking.. it is not just a habit, it is an addiction, it is a feeling of being cool, it is something that 7 out of 10 smokers want to quit (Stats). Here are a few alternatives of a cigarette (or equivalent).
Oats
Smoking is generally done to reduce stress. The same can be done through a regular intake of oats. Oats are beneficial for heart and they are high in fiber and potassium which can help in reducing smoking. A research carried in Japan gave results that a daily intake of oats can help in reducing smoking from 20 to 9 cigarettes a day. Thus, for all those "7 out of 10s" who want to quit smoking, oats are beneficial.
The Kid
The Kid (by Raj Kamdar)
Part 1
"Take this money and bring a pack of cigarettes"
"Yes sir"
"Keep the change"
The kid left.
He was 10 then. Had his parents not died, he would have never been working for that ba$#*r&. The kid hated his master and there were many reasons for the same.
Firstly, the master had imparted the habit of smoking into the mind of his father. His father would steal a cigarette from a pack whenever he was asked to bring one for his master. The master survived, but he made the kid an orphan.
Part 1
"Take this money and bring a pack of cigarettes"
"Yes sir"
"Keep the change"
The kid left.
He was 10 then. Had his parents not died, he would have never been working for that ba$#*r&. The kid hated his master and there were many reasons for the same.
Firstly, the master had imparted the habit of smoking into the mind of his father. His father would steal a cigarette from a pack whenever he was asked to bring one for his master. The master survived, but he made the kid an orphan.
An introduction to Anti-smoking 2.0
We are well-verse with the word no-smoking, but the word anti-smoking gives a sort of aggressiveness to the same cause.
Cigarettes may be a new thing but smoking is not, it is ages old. Just the form has changes from hookas to cigarettes. This new smoking-tool cigarette has also brought a new trend, smoking for fun!
If we remain kids..
Fight with someone, beat him or get beaten by him, but don't stop the conversations because the moment your conversations would end, the chances of a re-union would get minimized. Anger is not bad, but the consequences it gives and the way it ends the relationships is bad. Even kids get angry, but they forget it all once it is over and it doesn't lead to revenge. We all need to have the same feeling. How nice would it be if we remain kids forever..
Original article by Atish Jain in Hindi.
Translated by Raj Kamdar
Original article by Atish Jain in Hindi.
Translated by Raj Kamdar
