Addictions

There was a time when I was not into any of the addictions. I didn’t drink tea, green tea, or coffee. No chalia, supari, paan, smoke, tobacco, alcohol, chewing gum. I liked (and still do) cold coffee but just for the sake of fun. My friends never believed it. They always wondered how I was alive without any of the “addictions”. Quite honestly, I never felt the need. My will power was enough to keep me going.

Then I decided to mess with all this purity in me (mainly because of my curious nature). I tried smoking. Hated it. Seesha, I do it occasionally. Tea, not attracted to it (hate the smell of it), no intentions of trying it. Coffee, sometimes. Green tea, I am having it right now. Chalia, paan, supari, yuck! Alcohol, I don’t think so.

After trying out everything (almost), I felt it was not worth it to be addicted to any of it. I still think I have a will power strong enough that I don’t need to depend on caffeine or nicotine to stay awake. I can push myself to the extreme. I have stayed awake for 30+ hours without any external agents (ok, maybe a can of redbull… but I am not addicted to it). Caffeine does help in staying awake, and I do take it when I am seriously deprived of quality sleep, but I don’t depend on it. I know people who cannot start their day without a cup of coffee or tea. I can’t imagine doing anything like that. It disgusts me.

So the bottom line, I am not addicted to anyting (materialistic), but I don’t mind trying out something for fun.