Smokers = Losers

So I am tired of sitting on my ergonomics-deprived chair and decide to take a little walk outside – you know – get a breath of fresh air and catch some rays. And what do I get - some sidestream smoke – some asthmatic trigger! So what’s the story? I fail to understand why someone would smoke knowing very well that it is detrimental to their health. I have some very brilliant and normal friends who smoke in a chain. They like to take care of their bodies, exercise, control their diet . . . and smoke? What kind of a life is it when you have no sense of mastery, autonomy or competency over it and let self-destructive, addictive, obsessive-compulsive and deplorable habits orchestrate it? Isn’t this just another chemical dependency where you lose the locus of control? How different is it from being a junkie? I’m sure you don’t agree with all I have said in this post – that’s why they have a comments section :)
BTW, I am a quasi-active member of the UMBC anti-smoking lobby which is trying to keep smokers from congregating closer to building entrances than 20 feet. Here’s a link to their website.

Laterz