#Smoking

Smoking is the petty ritual of sending a burning stub into the lungs, savoring both societal acceptance and self-annihilation at once. It fuses the pleasure of burned air with the illusion of stress relief, offering a fleeting comfort while handing out a one-way ticket to demise. On park benches or in bar corners, it manifests as a modest act of rebellion against one’s own health. Clutching a nicotine-laden token, it secretly indulges in the euphoria of self-destruction and social solidarity.

Vaping is the latest ceremony for visualizing the guilt of health by hiding it in clouds. One exhales colorful nicotine-laden vapors in a fleeting bid to escape stress, yet in reality merely sends dark clouds deep into the lungs. It boasts a 'smoke-free' banner while a storm called dependence awaits on the horizon. Though marketed as self-control, it ultimately surrenders both taste and respiratory tracts without resistance.