GROPE MY WAY

My non-smoker friend said....
"Smokers are mentally weak because they justify their smoking with the way to get out from difficulty."

He described "smoking" as absolutely evil act,
and since he hated smoking, he declared that he would not have smoking friends.

But is this good standard to chose friends?

To me, whether or not smoking is right, it is not a good reason to decide who we get along with.
Yes, smoking is bad to a person who actually smoke, as well as to a person who don't smoke.
But smoking does NOT represent who people are.
That people smoke does not mean that they are bad, they are not good people to hang out with.

They just can't quit smoking; they need to smoke to make their lives easier.
That's true that smoking is detrimental to health; it can cause cancer; it exhasts people physically,
but for some reasons, smoking helps them calm down and gives them a better state of mind.

I respect this friend, for he has his own opnion and self-confidence.
But, I wonder if it was sufficient enough to concrete his notion.

Well, I'm not on the smoker's side. Actually, I believe smoking is harmful to all.
However, I would never say that I go out with only non-smokers.
I will associate whomever I like regardless they are smokers or not.