Apparently many people don't listen to the warnings about smoking.
Those same people might not listen to those same warnings about sex, were sex as dangerous.
But as an ex-smoker of more than a decade, I confess that some of the most blissful moments of my life were spent smoking.
And I often wonder if it is not better to die young from having too much fun.
And I confess, I might even prefer smoking to sex--and I am serious.
When one lives an unnatural life, as we do in civilization, then one might expect to depend upon unnatural activities, such as smoking, as a means of solace.