day. But if youve a need for love ll give you all I own It might help you down the road Till youe found your own. (by R od McKuen)Unit 3 ADVICE FROM GRANDAD Dear James, It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bik e ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. It my b irthday in two weeks time and Ill b e 8 2 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the healthy life I live. Th is brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop. You see, during adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes. By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways? First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes. This means that after a while your body b ecomes accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bed-tempered and sometimes even in pain. Secondly, you become addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again. You begin to do it automatically. Lastly, you can become mentally addicted. I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. I was addicted in all three ways, so it was ver y difficult t...
