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AdvicefromGranddad

DearJames,

ItisabeautifuldayhereandIamsittingunderthebigtreeattheendofthegarden.Ihavejustreturnedfromalongbikeridetoanoldcastle.ItseemsamazingthatatmyageIamstillfitenoughtocycle20kilometersinanafternoon.It’smybirthdayintwoweeks’timeandI’llbe82yearsold.IthinkmylongandactivelifemustbeduetothehealthylifeIlive.

Thisbringsmetotherealreasonformyletter,mydeargrandson.Yourmothertellsmethatyoustartedsmokingsometimeagoandnowyouarefindingitdifficulttogiveitup.Believeme,Iknowhoweasyitistobeginsmokingandhowtoughitistostop.Yousee,duringadolescence,Ialsosmokedandbecameaddictedtocigarettes.

Bytheway,didyouknowthatthisisbecauseyoubecomeaddictedinthreedifferentways?First,youcanbecomephysicallyaddictedtonicotine,whichisoneofthehundredsofchemicalsincigarettes.Thismeansthatafterawhileyourbodybecomesaccustomedtohavingnicotineinit.Sowhenthedrugleavesyourbody,yougetwithdrawalsymptoms.Irememberfeelingbad-temperedandsometimeseveninpain.Secondly,youbecomeaddictedthroughhabit.Asyouknow,ifyoudothesamethingoverandoveragain,youbegintodoitautomatically.Lastly,youcanbecomementallyaddicted.IbelievedIwashappierandmorerelaxedafterhavingacigarette,soIbegantothinkthatIcouldonlyfeelgoodwhenIsmoked.Iwasaddictedinallthreeways,soitwasverydifficulttoquit.ButIdidfinallymanage.

WhenIwasyoung,Ididn’tknowmuchabouttheharmfuleffectsofsmoking.Ididn’tknow,forexample,thatitcoulddoterribledamagetoyourheartandlungsorthatitwasmoredifficultforsmokingcouplestobecomepregnant.Icertainlydidn’tknowtheirbabiesmayhaveasmallerbirthweightorevenbeabnormalinsomeway.NeitherdidIknowthatmycigarettefingerswereturningyellow.Shetoldmethatshewouldn’tgooutwithmeagainunlessIstopped!IalsonoticedthatIbecamebreathlessquickly,andthatIwasn’tenjoyingsportasmuch.WhenIwastakenofftheschoolfootballteambecauseIwasunfit,Iknewitwastimetoquitsmoking.

IamsendingyousomeadviceIfoundontheinternet.Itmighthelpyoutostopandstrengthenyourresolve.Ido

wasn’tenjoyingsportasmuch.WhenIwas______theschoolfootballteambecauseIwasunfit,Iknewitwastimetoquitsmoking.

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