Stubbed!!!

Yes!!! I am happyyyy... that finally someone has banned smoking in public areas!!!

Now I would not have liked that 6 years back...when I used to smoke...well, I read Shobha De's comment on this issue where she protested the ban saying its 'un- democratic'!!! well what about the rights of those who suffer from passive smoking?? I wonder...I might sound like a disillusioned communist, which maybe I am...its far better to be an active smoker than a passive one! Also, since I am working in TERI now, I feel it is one of the small steps to combat climate change...so why not make these small efforts to make a BIG impact :)

But that makes me think, why I started smoking and why did I quit!!

Well in college days you are bound to try new things, cigarette creates a facade of creativity...so naturally as a singer, actor and director, I should be smoking or else how will my creativity ooze out...what a high it was to just hold that Wills Classic :)

Suddenly, juniors respected you or so you felt...and I became this pseudo artist...and then of course it was to forget emotional pain, or so it was meant to be...

And then I quit...one fine morning...not that I was a chain smoker or could not live without it...that's a good thing my dad taught me, he said, "never get addicted to anything, coz nothing is more worth it than Life itself"...and I followed it...and still do...

Has my creativity suffered a setback?? or have I gone 'madder'?? well no and yes...and I have christened myself with the title of 'innocent madness' :)!!

I have to come to one conclusion...no artificial thing can give you high or bust your stress levels...we really need to 'love' our lives to be free from all this...freedom in altruism!!

And so I never had a craving ever again since the last 4 years...I am asthamatic and I realise what others go through when I am on the other side of the line...

So guys...no gyaan.. but try and quit...there are many more things to get addicted to..music for one!!!

Rock On!!!