ToTatyawithLove- Tale of chainsmoker to nosmoker!
Have been an active passive smoker throughout joining my friends on sutta break.
In one of the discussions on quitting came a thought that sometimes an external trigger or circumstances end up with people giving up their addiction which otherwise proves difficult. !
This made me think about my Grandfather who shared with us how he went from being a chain smoker to quitting completely one fine day.
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Tatya ended up in Shimla as an English Babu in 1939 as a 20 year old from Dewas(MP) and started his journey to and fro between summer and winter capitals (Delhi/Shimla).
Those were the glorious days of living life king size in the new capital city !
He used to fondly tell how weekends were spent sometime watching 3 english movies in a single day at regal plaza and odeon seeing Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable and Ava Garnder puffing away to glory !
Tatya took up smoking and soon became a chain smoker which continued even post his marriage in 1945.
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My eldest paternal aunt was born in 1947 and when she was around 6 month she fell seriously ill and condition was very grave. At that instant he decided to take a pledge and give up smoking once for all. She was fine in a month or so and he stayed true to his promise!.
Sadly there is no pic of him from his early Delhi days but if there was one sure it would have looked like this with him resting against one of the pillars at connaught place!:)
In one of the discussions on quitting came a thought that sometimes an external trigger or circumstances end up with people giving up their addiction which otherwise proves difficult. !
This made me think about my Grandfather who shared with us how he went from being a chain smoker to quitting completely one fine day.
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Tatya ended up in Shimla as an English Babu in 1939 as a 20 year old from Dewas(MP) and started his journey to and fro between summer and winter capitals (Delhi/Shimla).
Those were the glorious days of living life king size in the new capital city !
He used to fondly tell how weekends were spent sometime watching 3 english movies in a single day at regal plaza and odeon seeing Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable and Ava Garnder puffing away to glory !
Tatya took up smoking and soon became a chain smoker which continued even post his marriage in 1945.
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My eldest paternal aunt was born in 1947 and when she was around 6 month she fell seriously ill and condition was very grave. At that instant he decided to take a pledge and give up smoking once for all. She was fine in a month or so and he stayed true to his promise!.
Sadly there is no pic of him from his early Delhi days but if there was one sure it would have looked like this with him resting against one of the pillars at connaught place!:)
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