The Great Achievement
I'm 33 and I've been a heavy smoker since I was at late teenagers. I use to smoke 1pack of 20 sticks per day. Cigarettes consider is my life, whenever feel stress or solving issue, Smoking will cure me even the issue or problem still remain unchanged. Now I start to realise something is really disturbing my feelings when I get married and A year later having a beautiful daughter. I start to imagine things. What if my daughter start to imitate me? Now with God's help, Me and my wife were given the 2nd child. I start to wonder how can I buy a pack of cigarettes that cost $12 (USD 14) just for my own desire when my child need more money than myself. So now I decided to quit for good, for the benefit of all lovely people around me. 14days on going and I know its still early but yet again for the past 14days I have not touch any sticks yet.
I just hope that God will help me on this matter with the money that I spent on the worst things that doesn't work at all. Please let me give this money on to those who need more then myself. Amin.
I completely understand. I was recently caught off guard when I thought about how much I was spending on smoke and then tried to justify that cost against the needs of my family. It turned out to be a powerful motivator. I would rather stop smoking than try to rationalise the cost of smoking.