Today, I said good bye to her with a note of never to meet her again because I never thought that even to give a kiss to her, I've to pay so much of money. We were together for last four years but this is it! Good bye cigarettes.
Yeah! I quit smoking. Though my girlfriend is very much happy with my decision as she’s thinking that I quit it for her. Well, to some extent it’s true. Obviously if I’ll smoke anymore then I’ll definitely become bankrupt which can directly hamper my relationship which starts with an expensive gift and ends with another expensive gift.
But, I can’t deny the fact that the reason is only our prime minister.
It all started from the day when I switched on to a news channel presenting a special report on National budget 2014. The budget was looking very impressive and good for development of India. But I fell down to a mixed thought when they announced the hike in the price of cigarettes. Mixed because one side of my mind was saying that this decision can help many youngsters to control their addiction of smoking and the other side was unhappy as I’m also an addict.
Basically according to this national budget, if I’ll smoke anymore then my personal budget for smoking will increase up to Rs. 5000. 5000!
Damn’ I can buy an iPhone, if I’ll save this up to a year!
Jo kam ek girlfriend nahin kar saki wo kam is budget ne kar diya tha! It made me start thinking about myself being an incinerator which was burning waste materials. The waste materials which will now even cost me more than a vitamin capsule.
Smoking was hampering my health more than wealth from many years. But this national budget may hamper my wealth and health apparently, if I’ll not stop it here. I realized that maybe just like me, there are many, actually a lot of youngsters who were exactly thinking the same way as I was thinking; to kick the butt or to lick the butt?
Maybe that’s what our prime minister wants. The situation was enlightening his strategy very clearly; RAISE THE PRICE, THEN BAN IT! So, what he’s up to? An anti-smoking country – a healthier country? Maybe his strategy will work and force us to do the thing. As I always used to say that we, Indians, are the most complicated creature on earth. We’ll not understand any major thing until and unless we experience any major slope down in our wealth.
Also, maybe this can give a way to the black market to earn a lot of money by manufacturing duplicate cigarettes. Besides all that, an addict can always find a way to fulfill his addiction.
Jo bhi ho! Today I’m happy that I have quit smoking, at least it’s not hampering my lungs and my valet. And one thing is sure that the time is coming when ‘INJURIOUS TO WEALTH’ will take place of ‘INJURIOUS TO HEALTH’ in the cigarette packets.
