Friday, June 08, 2007

Friend of many, foe of few...

- Fate is decided by God but destiny is the path you choose to get there -

Since 1410, being used as a medicinal herb, tabacco have survived till today and it seems that many people can't seem to live without it, making it part of their needs. Be it considered a friend or foe, and the different ways to get the nicotine absorbed into the bloodstream, the various reasons people take it. Ultimately , being dependent on it in the long run seems to make tabacco a trusted aid and a friend that most would probably can't do without.

While I am not gonna write a full 700 page thesis on this sacred herb that seems to have been abuse and taken for granted these day, I would say that it's definitely a foe to a small minority who seems to find it rather negative than positive.

While I clearly remember those days suffering shits and serving my nation, out there cold, tired and listless in a God-forsaken island, only a small handful of us gathered and huff and puff little white cancer sticks in our trembling hands...chatted a while even though it's pure acquaintance. The feeling was mutual, sacred and beautiful where everyone became friends over a small chat with the universal bond that brought us, otherwise strangers together...cancer sticks.

It's funny but smoking alone, the tabacco and the nicotine would probably dislodge and displace one's mind before anything else but when with a group of trusted pals, or people who bears a strong relation, it's just pure bliss. Somehow a simple white cancer stick can bring strangers together and that sorta develops into friendship.

So that's about it for now and remember, a stick in hand goes well with a beer in the other...it's Friday so it's time to party.

Cheers

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