1 - Curiosity Got the Best of Me

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"A thoughtless act"

When I was a seven, I tried to smoke.

I remember collecting used stick of cigarettes. Then I gathered all the tobacco left inside each stick and I chose the most decent looking filter. I placed it side by side in a small piece of paper and used a tape to hold them all together. Using my uncle's lighter, I lit it up and tried to smoke. It didn't go very well. I ended up coughing a lot of times before I decided to stop. Then, I told myself that that will be the last time.

I grew up with an uncle who always smoke. I wanted to know why he kept doing it. I wondered if smoking does something good to his body because he just wouldn't stop. I wondered if people felt better after smoking. I had a lot of questions about smoking that eventually led me to trying it for myself. Though, part of it was that I was pretending to be a scientist. I guess, curiosity got the best of me.

The experience wasn't good but it taught me 'No Smoking' for life. I'm glad that I didn't like it. If I did, I might be one of those people hanging out in parking lots or smoking areas who kills themselves slowly with sticks of cigarettes. But up until now, I still wonder why smokers continue to do it knowing that it's really bad for their health. Maybe I'll understand someday.