[00:10.39]For how long did the writer give up smoking? [00:15.78]After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. [00:26.25]I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. [00:35.11]For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time my wife suffered terribly. [00:43.84]I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. [00:53.83]My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. [00:59.15]They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. [01:08.29]After seven days of this I went to a party. [01:13.04]Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. [01:19.78]When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. [01:29.23]I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. [01:35.71]My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. [01:41.63]Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. [01:50.01]He himself has done it lots of times!