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Dime · 05-10-2009, 07:20 PM

Hi RedRuby,

I guess we have a heightened awareness of the insanity of smoking and now that we understand the insanity we can't understand why others don't seem to "Get It". Since I have quit drinking I cannot and will not be around anybody getting drunk. Normal drinkers do not bother me. But I see myself in the drunks and it disgusts me and makes me feel very uncomfortable.

I guess what we have to do is to love the people and direct the intolerance and prejudice at "The Habit or Addiction" and not at the individuals who have not yet quit.

Someone once asked me what I see in the drunks at the detox hospital I visit. I tell them I see a bunch of good people trying to be freed.

And oh yeah, quitting smoking can make us a little cranky at times.

05-10-2009, 07:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dime Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,117	Hi RedRuby, I guess we have a heightened awareness of the insanity of smoking and now that we understand the insanity we can't understand why others don't seem to *"Get It". Since I have quit drinking I cannot and will not be around anybody getting drunk. Normal drinkers do not bother me. But I see myself in the drunks and it disgusts me and makes me feel very uncomfortable.* I guess what we have to do is to love the people and direct the intolerance and prejudice at *"The Habit or Addiction"* and not at the individuals who have not yet quit. Someone once asked me what I see in the drunks at the detox hospital I visit. I tell them I see a bunch of good people trying to be freed. And oh yeah, quitting smoking can make us a little cranky at times.