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Originally Posted by quirky3
VillagesPL, I was thinking about how strongly you feel about good nutrition and the effects of bad nutrition on the body. Maybe one parallel would be smoking. People are free to choose to smoke, it's definitely not good for them, and most people understand and accept the consequences on their own body. But if you have had a loved one die from the effects of smoking, you may express your passion for non-smoking because of your wish to save lives. I am reminded of the new TV commercials that are pretty shocking about the impacts of smoking.
So in that context, I understand and appreciate your postings. Even if just a few people improve their diet, that will also improve the quality of their lives, and imho you will be the silent hero.
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Wow! That's very nice of you to say. I almost don't know what to say because I'm bad at taking compliments. I'm better at ducking tomatoes.
I know how bad smoking is because I started smoking when I was very young. At 12 years old I was just beginning to smoke. The kids in the neighborhood would all chip in to by a pack. If I remember correctly, a pack was about 20 cents. I would go to the corner grocery store and tell the owner I was buying them for my father (no one in my family smoked). I don't think it was against the law to sell to kids and I didn't know any better. If they had had a law like that inforced back then, it might have saved me from taking up smoking. So, today, I appreciate everything that's being done to help keep kids from smoking.
I quit smoking when I was 30.