This time, I've decided to choose a topic which i rarely talked about, even with my friends. the case is that I haven't even tried to smoke in my whole life. However, a couple of my friends have been smoking (and trying to give it up).
Firstly, I'd like to say that I understand smoking bad influence on one's health. For me, it is absurd to smoke as this activity does not have benefits, only disadvantages. However, I also do not understand many other activities, like trying to change political situation in Russia, but I am aware of the fact that for other sort of people it can be an important part of their life as they can have other attitude towards this things, such a case is the one of smoking.
My idea is that everyone must have a free choice, although everyone must also know what are the consequences of smoking. Many young (and, unfortunatly, not only young) listen all the warnings, but do not really understand them, but I believe that it is not the problem of the government or the problem of the society - one's stupidness is his or her own problem. Furthermore, more than a half of smokers are really aware of the consequences. There's nothing more to say about them as we have to respect other people's choice. Smoking is not worse than drinking alcohol, and much better than taking drugs (another discussible topic).
An other problem is passive smoking. When i come to a restaurant, or even go on the street, I usually can't evoid passive smoking. This problem is the one that should be solved, as people suffer because of other ones' choice. Passive smoking may be very dangerous for children, but it could injure adults' health just the same. This situation is changing now, fortunatly.
All in all, it is your own decision - to smoke or not to smoke. I prefer not to do it.
Firstly, I'd like to say that I understand smoking bad influence on one's health. For me, it is absurd to smoke as this activity does not have benefits, only disadvantages. However, I also do not understand many other activities, like trying to change political situation in Russia, but I am aware of the fact that for other sort of people it can be an important part of their life as they can have other attitude towards this things, such a case is the one of smoking.
My idea is that everyone must have a free choice, although everyone must also know what are the consequences of smoking. Many young (and, unfortunatly, not only young) listen all the warnings, but do not really understand them, but I believe that it is not the problem of the government or the problem of the society - one's stupidness is his or her own problem. Furthermore, more than a half of smokers are really aware of the consequences. There's nothing more to say about them as we have to respect other people's choice. Smoking is not worse than drinking alcohol, and much better than taking drugs (another discussible topic).
An other problem is passive smoking. When i come to a restaurant, or even go on the street, I usually can't evoid passive smoking. This problem is the one that should be solved, as people suffer because of other ones' choice. Passive smoking may be very dangerous for children, but it could injure adults' health just the same. This situation is changing now, fortunatly.
All in all, it is your own decision - to smoke or not to smoke. I prefer not to do it.
That's great that you've been able to refrain from smoking your whole life! I agree: it's a personal decision. But I think the world would be better if now one smoked, and that they key to pressure people not to smoke is to make smoking socially unacceptable. In the US, people look down on smoking (in part because of the aggressive ad campaign against smoking). Smoking rates will decline in Russia when people start thinking smoking is for losers.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right. Despite the fact that all people have a free choice "to smoke or not to smoke", it mirrows on other people's health because passive smoking on the streets, in the bars, clubs and so on.
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