Why You Should Smoke
You walk outside in your dark navy Santoni loafers, dap up the bouncers and offer them a smoke as they politely refuse. Walk through the stanchions as you whip out your zippo and light up. Deep inhale. Look up and you see a pretty blonde in a short black dress with just the right amount of cleavage. She makes eye contact with you. Deep exhale. You grin at her as she smiles back.
“Could I have one too, please?” A gentleman never says no. You hand her a light blue American Spirit and bring the zippo to the tip of the cig. Zippo trick. Light. “I feel like I’ve looked into these crystal blue eyes before,” you say, and the conversation begins. Do you go home with her? Do you crunch numbers? Do you have a short-lived convo as you smoke together and part ways, never seeing each other again? Who knows? It’s your story, but if you’re anything like me you’d agree that moments like these are to be cherished and admired because it’s short lived but spontaneous and beautiful. The amount of people I’ve met and girls I’ve been with and hands I’ve shaken are countless, and that number will only increase as I get older, smoother, more well-dressed, and more experienced with the ins-and-outs of life. There’s a beauty behind a cigarette, and it’s far more than just the occasional light-headedness you may get after taking a break, or how cool and suave you look. It’s more than being the bad boy rebel. It’s something that needs to be explained and can only really be understood once you pick up a pack, and incinerate them via experiences with beautiful girls and good folks. Something non-smokers just won’t understand. It’s a party they’re not attending, but the invitation was always there.
In life I’ve learned that you don’t get something filled with benefits and golden nuggets without some drawbacks and rust. I’ll be speaking on many benefits smoking can bring to you the same as I’ll be talking about the problems you may encounter from picking them up.
The Good
Where to begin? Let’s start with the obvious. A lot of people like to fall under the belief that what others think of you shouldn’t matter. To an extent, I am a big proponent of this philosophy. But I also understand that I live in a 1st world country and a top 3 city in the world. Status, and how people view and respect me, impacts me a lot. I cannot go outside looking like a homeless man expecting to be treated how I believe I deserve to be treated. So I dress accordingly. I workout like a monster. I groom my hair and beard (not too frequently, though). I know how I come off to a beautiful chick on the train the same way I might the older doorman at the hotel lobby as I enter for drinks. The way you come off affects every step you take. So why can we not assume that the way you look when you’re outside smoking affects your life, too?
Smoking is undeniably cool. It is suave. It is badass. Smoking is that of rebel activity. Modern day pirate smoking out of a pipe with a bottle of rum in the free hand, overlooking the horizon, as his women stay by his feet, bound in chains, thirsting for his attention. Or simply put: cool. Girls know it. Guys know it. Your parents who hate smokers know it. They all know it. Few are willing to admit it BECAUSE few are willing to have what it takes to be a smoker while still getting more out of life. It is not an easy task as I will cover later on why smoking can be bad and how many smokers aren’t utilizing this magical substance the way it should be taken. Raw Manifesto style.
