Puff the Magic Dragon

Had my first puff last saturday. Just something I’ve always been curious about, why do people smoke? What makes them so addicted to cigarettes. They say it’s how you enjoy the drag- the liberty to submit oneself to a carefree existence.  I know how we all have this certain perception that  people who smoke are bad, as portrayed in movies. Usually, the bad guys either have a pack of cigs, or tobacco  or pipe, whatever. For me it’s like sipping smoke that’s it. You inhale the smoke…just like when you do when you nebulize. I’ve been asthmatic ever since I was a kid and whether I’m just chasing a butterfly or doing some major cardio like maybe a 2 meter walk to and from the gate, I get rushed to the hospital to get my fix. 

Yes, I am a wimpy kid. So last Saturday, when a friend dared me I just thought oh, what the heck?? A lighted stick was handed to me and with slight hesitation I took it in. I mildly coughed the smoke out.  It was bitter (was it the nicotine, yeah?). Perhaps, I might have enjoyed it a little longer if it has a flavor like some other brands. I dunno.

I’m not even sure if I was doing it right. So yeah, I tried something new. Smoking is bad for your health. I should know, coz partially that’s aided my mom in her early departure in this planet. But hey, it’s your life. If you enjoy taking the route 66 - by that I mean self-inflicted slow death well, by all means. 

Life is so random. You can die now and not experience what smoking is like and maybe you’ll always wonder whether you’re frolicking in the garden of Eden or  engulfing flames somewhere in the nth cirle of hell, how it’s like.

So try new things. Carpe Diem. Live and Learn. I’m running out of metaphors here.

Next stop, free falling. I’m gonna test the limits of gravity. See you all on the other side.