Monday Motivation: ‘Smoking kills’ or ‘Smoking cigarettes is injurious to health’ both are true. Either it kills or spoils the health so much that its effects become very scary. This has been proven in many researches conducted so far across the world. We are not afraid. We want you to be healthy and if you are addicted to it then get rid of this habit as soon as possible.
Hrithik Roshan had understood this. You also understand. He also talked about this. He had told that after quitting cigarettes, he saw many positive effects in his body within the next few days. Now that you have such a good role model for motivation, what are you waiting for? Try and this motivational story of Hrithik Roshan will definitely help you in this endeavour.
How did Hrithik Roshan quit smoking?
There is an interview of Hrithik Roshan from years ago, in which he is seen talking about smoking. Then he had said, “I was a smoker and I used to smoke about 3 packets of cigarettes a day. Then there came a time when I felt that I should leave it. And I left it.
What are the effects of quitting cigarettes?
Hrithik told that as soon as he quit smoking, after about two and a half weeks i.e. about 16 to 17 days, he saw many positive effects in his body. Like his health started looking better than before and his skin also changed completely (in a positive way). And I started feeling very good. Hrithik had then also said that the most important thing in life is health, if it is good then you will be able to enjoy everything. Therefore, in life a person must think about what is good and what is bad for him.
When Hrithik smoked during the shooting of Fighter
During the shoot of Fighter, after completing the shooting, Hrithik Roshan ate some ice cream and carrot halwa to celebrate and after that he started smoking cigarettes. As most smokers do, they look for excuses to smoke. In an interview given to Film Companion, Hrithik said, “While smoking a cigarette, I realized that my heart beat had become more than normal. I immediately stopped smoking cigarettes.” Hrithik admitted that when we want to celebrate, we decide the schedule for that time, but do not think about what will happen after that. We should think about this also.
Who does not know about Hrithik’s fitness and body and his workouts? Despite that, even a small cigarette is causing harm to such a person, so imagine how dangerous it can be for common people.
Cigarettes invite not only cancer but also other diseases
According to the information available on the website of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cigarettes cause dangerous diseases like cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis. Apart from this, passive smokers, i.e. those people who do not smoke cigarettes but do inhale the smoke due to being in contact with a cigarette smoker, may also have to suffer from many types of diseases due to this.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), out of the recent deaths worldwide, 80 lakh people die due to tobacco alone and the even more scary figures are that 13 lakh of these people are those who inhale smoke inhaled by someone else. Let’s inhale.
Willpower is needed to quit smoking
According to the CDC, if smokers quit cigarettes, the good feeling they get in the brain is due to the nicotine it provides. It starts to end. Due to this, one feels irritable and does not feel like working. Because of this I feel like smoking cigarettes again. Therefore, it is important to keep yourself motivated. If you want to quit smoking, then strengthen your willpower and if necessary, take help of counseling. Or you can also use nicotine replacement therapy.
The benefits of quitting smoking that Hrithik saw, you will also see.
As Hrithik told, he started feeling good and saw positive effects in his skin. Similarly, you too will start seeing its benefits immediately. According to the information available on the US government website NIH, blood pressure starts becoming normal as soon as you quit smoking. Carbon monoxide starts reducing from the blood, due to which the blood can carry oxygen easily. Not only do problems like cough go away, the risk of cancer and heart disease also reduces.
Remember one thing, cigarettes only burn. You, your body, your special someone standing near you, your money and even your family. The price of a cigarette may be between 10 to 20 rupees, but the treatment of the diseases caused by it costs lakhs. Today is the beginning of your week, so if you are a smoker then why not make a promise to yourself today that you will quit smoking. If there is even the slightest problem in doing this, then remember what Hrithik said. When your hero is telling you a story to get rid of some bad addiction, then you should also pay attention to that story.
