It’s OK to smoke, don’t worry
Everyday I walk out of MRT station; I am bound to see someone smoking near the 7-eleven store just beside the entrance of the station. Normally, I will instinctively avoid the smoke by holding my breath and walk past quickly. However, I see that if nothing is done about this, the situation will get worse.
Until one day, I see a group of sec 3 or 4 students persuading their friend to smoke. At first, I thought it is just a prank by them and strolled pass casually. Just as I walked half way pass them, I see one of them take out a packet of smoke and hand a cigarette over to another. And another one took out a lighter and lit the cigarette. I was so shocked that the file I was holding on my hand almost slipped out. This is a very serious matter; if more and more teenagers like us start to smoke, what will the future of the society become?
Smoking may be enjoyable to the smokers that are addicted, but the smoke they puffed out is potentially dangerous to non-smokers and damages their lungs. Basically, smoking has no benefits at all, in fact it pose a great harm to our health.
I feel that the government has been too lenient to the law on smoking, which is the reason for all the things I see now. The government should put in more effort into checking on the teenagers and the public area to prevent further influence of smoking. If possible, the government can ban smoking in Singapore since it is just a small country and easy to control. Teachers can also give more education on the bad side of smoking.
From what I know, the teenagers smoke because they think it’s cool and want to try new things. We as young people are very curious of the open society and often do not know many dangers that are hidden. We have a high tendency to venture into a path that will cause great suffering in the future.
Knowing the harmful effects of smoking, I believe that those people will think twice before putting a cigarette in their mouth.
Everyday I walk out of MRT station; I am bound to see someone smoking near the 7-eleven store just beside the entrance of the station. Normally, I will instinctively avoid the smoke by holding my breath and walk past quickly. However, I see that if nothing is done about this, the situation will get worse.
Until one day, I see a group of sec 3 or 4 students persuading their friend to smoke. At first, I thought it is just a prank by them and strolled pass casually. Just as I walked half way pass them, I see one of them take out a packet of smoke and hand a cigarette over to another. And another one took out a lighter and lit the cigarette. I was so shocked that the file I was holding on my hand almost slipped out. This is a very serious matter; if more and more teenagers like us start to smoke, what will the future of the society become?
Smoking may be enjoyable to the smokers that are addicted, but the smoke they puffed out is potentially dangerous to non-smokers and damages their lungs. Basically, smoking has no benefits at all, in fact it pose a great harm to our health.
I feel that the government has been too lenient to the law on smoking, which is the reason for all the things I see now. The government should put in more effort into checking on the teenagers and the public area to prevent further influence of smoking. If possible, the government can ban smoking in Singapore since it is just a small country and easy to control. Teachers can also give more education on the bad side of smoking.
From what I know, the teenagers smoke because they think it’s cool and want to try new things. We as young people are very curious of the open society and often do not know many dangers that are hidden. We have a high tendency to venture into a path that will cause great suffering in the future.
Knowing the harmful effects of smoking, I believe that those people will think twice before putting a cigarette in their mouth.
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