UNLUCKY |
Copyright © 2004
by Lin Stone
People who smoke these days are now called "UNLUCKY."
That's like trying to make the rest of the world believe that
SMOKERS just happened to become trapped into that
addiction. Gee, it just happened; It wasn't their fault!
And it isn't their fault they just happen not to have the will
power it takes to break that addiction either.
That's not just a lie; it is a lie sharper than a two-edged sword,
and it cuts both ways. Smokers chose to believe that smoking
would make them cool, romantic, irresistible, mature, grown up.
Well, that's fine, but now -- NOW they choose to let the rest of
us foot the bill and pay the price their addiction has inflicted
They chose bad health when they picked up the first smoke.
They cemented their choice in when they sneered at anyone
who would not smoke along with them. Those who warned
them of the consequences inherent in smoking were called
FOOLS, stupid, kill-joys. And like my brothers said to me,
"Get out of my face man. I've got a RIGHT TO SMOKE."
So they smoked, like fools, and mocked words of wisdom.
They proved themselves fools and they denied good health
to their own systems. Did anyone force them to relinquish
that birthright of good health?
It is unpopular these days to remind the world that God
warned us from the very beginning not to do certain things
with our bodies or to our bodies. Society has gone so far
as to say God has no right to speak, that those who would
remind us of what He has said, have no right to be heard.
They insist that "You are just lucky you don't smoke -- just
lucky you aren't a drunk, just lucky you don't -- whatever."
Luck doesn't have a thing to do with it. It is wisdom to
heed what God has spoken and they chose not to listen,
just as I have chosen to listen.
"Aren't you sorry for us?" my brothers ask.
Well, sorry, yes. Yes, I'm sorry you are getting what you
have asked for. And when you get ready to lay these things
aside you can count on receiving what help I am able to
give in heeding words of wisdom. Meanwhile, all the charitable
contributions I am making are earmarked to publishing words
of wisdom for those who are already ready to listen.
Perhaps now, realizing what the consequences of your decisions
are you would like to contribute in the same way. I urge you to
raise your voice in proclaiming that you aren't UNLUCKY, that
these results are statistically sure and certain and only fools mock
at the wisdom so openly available to the human race.
It takes courage to buck the trend. I hope you have it.
If you want to be LUCKY you don't smoke, pick up this FREE BOOK
that will help you through the process of quitting..
the end
Lin Stone is an author, writer and photographer living in Mena Arkansas among the gentle mountains known as Ouachita. His articles and essays are syndicated by talewins to be published automatically on other web sites. He writes about adventures and he writes about the peaceable things of this world for Share Your State. In his spare time Lin writes copy for insurance roundup. You can have immediate, and free, reading of many more pieces when you send your little surfer scooting to Lin's home page at http://www.talewins.com/StoneSoup.htm where he keeps stirring up more good things for the soul.
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