“Nature is neither kind nor cruel but indifferent.” (Dawkins, A Devil’s Chaplain). When a species finds a niche it does what feels right. It exploits this newly found thing for its own personal gain. As a living intelligent species we harness the power of the universe by exploiting its mechanics. This gives our species an unbridled sense of clairvoyance; a god like perspective. It’s when we grab at this unfounded logic and coalesce it into something useful we transcend our past and become the intelligence we know we must be.

Smoking is not good for you. All of the evidence points to excess tar and carbon monoxide as the culprits. Over time they have quite a degrading effect on the body. Well nature saw fit to grant us with a simple solution to the problem. The many plants we enjoy on a regular basis produce certain compounds for which we smoke the plant matter. These chemicals are granted any easy exit from the plant matter with a simple application of heat. In most cases it isn’t even a large amount of heat; something akin to the oven in your kitchen, and the chemicals are free. This is far less destructive to the plant as a whole unlike when using a Bic lighter which burns in excess of 3500 degrees. In most cases the “bad” part of what you smoke are the by products of burning the plant; not the specific chemicals. It seems foolish not to spread; expand; and hold onto this logic. Even though Mother nature may have absentmindedly made this so, for the sake of your individual health and the future generations of humanity let us exploit this niche.

So you ask me “Why do I vape?” Evolution.

Suddenly I wasn’t coughing all the time. I stopped getting frequent colds. My clothes and furniture didn’t smell like smoke (and I could smell, now that my sinus issues were clearing). I knew smoking was bad for your lungs, but I hadn’t really grasped how bad it was for overall health.

Vaping has many advantages, beyond personal health. The taste is incredible, and you can take long, deep inhalations without coughing up a lung. It’s the most efficient way to go, and a great money-saver. The smell is virtually non-existent, and it is super-stealthy and easy to do outdoors (no worrying about the lighter flickering in the wind). And at no point is butane involved!

And when the vaping’s done, you can still use the leftovers.

Vaporizing’s the only way to go.

When I was in 11th grade my left lung collapsed, three times. It didn’t collapse because of smoking, it collapsed spontaneously according to doctors. I was a nationally recognized track runner, after my lung collapsed I lost hope in ever competing again, or even doing heavy cardio again. Doctors told me I wouldn’t be able to run for a year. I started smoking because I was severely depressed, six years of dedication to track and field was suddenly taken from me. I began waking up in the mornings feeling awful from smoking, I searched for an alternative and discovered vaporizing.

About two weeks after buying my first vaporizer my left lung began to feel different. I went to the doctor and he told me that my left lung was almost back to full capacity, he said it was nothing short of a miracle. Because of vaporization I can now do the rigorous cardio workouts I used to. I no longer run track, but I run six days a week. Each morning I wake up thankful that my left lung still functions properly, I wake up every morning and thank vaporization for preserving a part of my life that I love. Vaporization brought my lung back to just about full capacity, it brought me out of a very dark place I was in because I wasn’t able to run.

If that isn’t amazing enough, I began writing when I vaporized. I have now written just over 300 poems, 3 screenplays and I’m working on a novel. Vaporizing is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life, it has not only helped me health wise but mentally as well. It has inspired me to write, and inspired me to have my characters in screenplays ONLY vaporize if they are to smoke. In honor of how moved I am because of vaporization I have written and dedicated this poem to vaporizing.

Darkness may blind thy eyes
Distort my reality
Thus I will not bend
I vow to find the light within

-TRM