Drink and Smoke but have a cap on it

I decided to write this after I incidentally attended a party on Friday (25th Dec 2009). It was simple “These are the seeds to another Ganesh Situation.”
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The crying of two small kids out side of an ICU,
The Pain of a Mother of 2 small Kids,
The Traffic Jam in the studies of a student.

Can you guys, guess what is the reason for the above 3 incidents?
They have a similarity, which is well known to all of us.
Two small kids are crying with out full knowledge of the incident, otherwise they wouldn’t have cried. The 2 children’s mother wouldn’t have felt the pain, if she is not in fear of her husband’s life. The studies of a student would not be in a Jam, if his brother listened to his well wishers words (family members and true friends)

When we look back for the reason, you know how simple it is, you may feel Ohh My God, and such a small thing can stop this kind of Disturbances in family life.
Let me tell you what that is I.e. taking smoke, alcohols and high costly drinks without, considering the future impact and calling it as “Enjoy Today”.
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Ganesh gets money through his business, which he started at the age of 20 on his own. His parents are very happy about the business and his conduct. He married a woman who studied up to 10th class. At the time of his marriage he was 23 and she was 18. Now they are proud parents for two small kids (one boy and one girl they are below 6 years I guess). People like me and his parents know that he is a hard worker, earning good money, has a small and lovely family.

Just two moths back, my mother was telling about Ganesh, that Ganesh is admitted in Big Hospital in Vijayawada, and doctors are not able to give any assurance for his life. I was shocked and reconfirmed the name. When I asked the reason for the admission, she was telling astonishing facts. I called my uncle whose residence is in the same town of Ganesh, then I realised the picture.

He has stated the business, and to his luck it was prosperous, going very fine. At the same time he made lot of business friends, who initially encouraged him to smoke and drink. With the name of “enjoyment and celebrating success.” He just started it to taste and later he became occasional drinker. It did not take too much time to addict to the same. His wife knows it, but scared to tell anyone, considering his family reputation. She would have raised her voice, if she is financially independent and has some secure job. He used to stay in friends houses and in hotels when he drinks and describes it as a business activity.

Things were going like this for quite some time. He realised very lately that, his health is getting spoiled and visited a doctor, after checking the reports Doctor warned do not smoke and drink hence forth, other wise you will be in trouble. He listened to the doctor, and tried to avoid the dangerous enjoyments. He realised that he not only played with his life, but also his family well being as well.

After one month of his visit to the doctor, he had to travel to his friend’s marriage. Again the situation is same, Let’s Partyyy… Let’s Enjoy….he forgot everything, he neglected doctor’s advice, and finally he had to be admitted in ICU.

This did not happen in one month or one year. This process took 10 complete years and may be more. Today because of his enjoyment his two innocent kid’s life is in stake, His wife is scared about his life. His brother left his studies to take care of the things in a big Hospital. His academic year is gone.

He enjoyed his life, at the same time he invited others to be part of his life, and he became a father for two kids. Do you guys think, he would have thought about his wife, kids, parents, other family members and family reputation? I do not think so; he wouldn’t have seen the current circumstances when he just tasted smoke/drink. Otherwise he would have seen a picture in his mind which is like “smoke covered his family’s future” like now. He would have seen another picture “The drinks are getting drained in to the see along with his family’s future and his reputation.”
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So it is just matter of time to realise its impact to stop anything. I did not write this, seeking realisation in my friends approach, but to tell them one possibility that can happen if anyone addict to drink/smoke. I firmly believe that “Our surroundings and determination will decide our future” so choose them very carefully.

I am not a doctor to declare that smoking and drinking in very less quantities (less no. of times) would not do any harm, but to my knowledge it is true. So to the guys who have already started, “drink and smoke but have a cap on it”, please keep a healthy limit to your consumption of alcohols and tobacco. And the guys who are thinking to start “read the above mentioned incident 3 more times".

Thanks for reading,
Yogesh Thandava.