Enlightenment from Reading My Quitting Smoking

This article without a novel title was written by Lin Yutang. It's a great pity that I was lucky enough to read his prose collection "Life is so much", but I couldn't finish it. The ancients praised "laughing and cursing are all articles", and Mr. Lin accounted for half. He is humorous and can "laugh" at will, although he doesn't sharply "scold". It is precisely because of this feature that reading his articles is particularly easy. There is no cynical sigh, but there is a lot of life humor that makes people smile.

Just like this article "I Quit Smoking", others say that quitting smoking is nothing more than exaggerating the hardships. I wrote a long article and finally gave up smoking. Of course, according to the habits of ordinary people, I have to explain the profound truth that "the sky will fall on Sri Lankan people" and "Xiu Yuan is a long road with its Xiu Yuan, and I will go up and down for it". These very necessary sublimation makes the ideological realm of the full text suddenly improve, from small to large, from

All the above are digressions. Let's get back to the topic and see what's special about Mr. Lin.

Most smokers have been confused for a while, made a great wish and decided to quit smoking, and struggled with this smoker for a long time, only to wake up after ten days and a half. I once went astray and suddenly gave up smoking happily. It was three weeks before I was scolded by my conscience and regretted it. I swear that I will never be depressed again, and I will never be unable to find out again. I will be a faithful believer in smoking until I am old. At that time, you may listen to the bad words of the YMCA and give up, because at this time, a person is always weak and unable to take responsibility for himself. But as long as the will exists and you understand right and wrong, you will never be tempted again. Because after this lesson, I have understood very well that it is immoral to quit smoking for no reason and cut off the happiness of our souls. (abstract)

This is the first paragraph of the essay, which is a blockbuster, because he seems to run counter to others-others say that "smoking is harmful to people and quitting smoking is good for physical and mental health"-but he "should be a faithful believer in smoking" and "until the old woman", and the reason for "until the old woman" is not "conscious" but his will is not firm.

I was shocked at first sight and studied it back and forth several times. Finally, I decided what Mr. Lin meant, and I burst out laughing. This argument is unheard of, natural and novel.

As for why he made up his mind not to quit smoking-"But for people who really know how to smoke, there is a problem in quitting smoking, which is unexpected by the men and women members of the thrift club. For those of us who really smoke, quitting smoking for less than three days is meaningless and will be mean to others. Now, reason and common sense will ask: Why shouldn't a person smoke, whether politically, socially, morally, physically or psychologically, but deliberately bury it with his own intelligence, go against his conscience and be a thief, so that we can't achieve that kind of relaxation and happiness? As we all know, a writer must be energetic, willing to fly, broad-minded and have good rhyme. Only with good articles can reading be understood, and reading can be regarded as reading without obstacles in the chest. How can you do this without smoking? At this time of the party, we feel that reaching for a cigarette is the only reasonable behavior; If you put a piece of candy in your mouth, it will become vulgar. I will cite one or two things as evidence. " This passage proves the necessity of smoking in many ways, or that it is necessary for scholars to smoke. Mr. Lin is very clever, and he doesn't push others, but limits this situation to a very narrow range, avoiding the difficulty of self-justification. On this premise, although I am not a smoker, I can deeply understand what he means. Literati always have some special temperament, which is called "sour rot" (because others say so), and loving one thing is like the paranoia of "it's hard not to feel bad until you put pen to paper". Some people like smoking. In order to get inspiration suddenly, some people like "one flag, one gun". It is a pleasure to water and fertilize every day, and some of them are elegant and like to play the piano and guzheng ... There are many kinds of trees, but they are all personal preferences, and there are many good ones listed later. Only smoking is severely criticized, and it is really because smoking is not a good habit that can be accepted by everyone.

Speaking of smoking, I can't help thinking of my childhood. My mother always hates my father's hobby of smoking. Every time I find traces of tobacco, I am always secretly instructed to find it out in a thunderous way, and then hide it somewhere else unnoticed. At the same time, as long as I find my father smoking, I will report it and will not hide it. There are good reasons for such a solemn policy-"smoking is harmful to health" and "harmful to the health of others". As far as this principle is concerned, I support it with both hands, not to mention the harm of smoking to people's health. The smell of smoking is enough to make me dizzy and sick.

What I said is probably opposed by many people. They say smoking is a necessary way of communication. When a cigarette is lit, they can be as happy as fairies. When it is extremely difficult, they may not be able to surpass the gods. No matter how clumsy cigarettes are, they can talk like lotus flowers. Those who are shy and timid eat "leopard bravery" and completely retreat from shyness and can do anything. After several rounds in the air, the business was done and friends were made. In this way, everyone enjoys it and continues to smoke. How can it be "harmful to health"?

In line with the purpose of staying on topic, Mr. Lin's works are indeed a great achievement of China literature. Since he is uneasy about not having cigarettes, we still have to offer tobacco for the growth of China literature, which can be extended to other literati. Generally, you can write good works in this way, and occasionally smoking is "floating with the light of life", which is understandable. Scholars who work hard and do nothing are treated worse, so try to restrain yourself. Don't give people a plait that smoking is harmful to health and kills others' lives, so as not to give up smoking reluctantly and cry twice and commit suicide three times.

Ha, the above is really a joke. Let's just listen and don't take it to heart. After all, since this kind of tobacco can last for a long time and is called the great invention of mankind, it has the meaning of existence. However, if you smoke lightly and occasionally, it is understandable. If you smoke too much, you will become addicted. You have to sleep with it, so you must consider the health and safety of others. You should die a heroic death and not get involved with others, right?