| That's completely absolutist thinking, and more likely to be wrong. Exercise is good, if we get our rest in between rather than do it to excess in which case we burn out and grow weaker. Eating is good, if it supplies us nutrients and we don't overdo it in which case we become obese and suffer health problems. Sleep is good, if we use it to function in the world well rested and don't spend all our time in bed or it can develop into slothfulness and depression. Leisure can be good, if we don't do it all the time otherwise we likely become parasites on others doing all the work. Stress can be good, if its in healthy amounts that stimulate rather than destroy us. Even using smoking as in your example. Lets accept it as bad. Lets pretend we have a friend and he's managed to cut back to smoking less than he use to. We have two attitudes we can take: - Berrate him as a failure because he hasn't managed to quit (saracasm: I'm sure that will be very productive and helpful) - Congratulate him on making an improvement and support him in his decision and effort. |