India is a country which is inflicted by a number of social milieus, in spite of the fact that it is making a mark for itself in a number of fields. There are even predictions that dub India as an emerging super power in the coming years. The irony is that in India certain things still prevail that have been eradicated long back in the real super powers of the world.

Nothing in the world is as static and as sure as death. Death is the only thing that one can be sure about. The one fact that is known to one and all, it is the hardest and truest truth of the world. But there is an instinct in majority of the human beings that is to live as if death is non existent. As if we are detached from the biggest surety of our lives. The causes of death may be different in different people but the result is the same. Some die young, some die old. Some die good, some die bad. But death is sure. But today with the help of medical science the human race have achieved some kind of control in the invincible matters of life and death.

Women empowerment is one of the burning topics of the modern times. Especially in the under developed and the developing countries a lot has been done in the direction. Women are taking such strides that were unthinkable in the earlier times. Equality between men and women is a much stressed upon topic.

The United States of America, apart from being the most powerful, most prosperous and wealthiest nation of the world is also a top runner as regards the smoking rate. The youth of this country is fast getting hooked to the addictions, particularly to that of smoking. US has got maximum of its coming generation under the spell of smoke. Students in their early teens are trying out smoking and even other addictions. The saddest part is that this trying out of the fag develops into a habit and then the person gradually becomes an addict.

Addictions are always said to be bad. Love for a particular thing when turns into obsession runs the risk of getting harmful. Even obsession for a good thing can turn into a curse at times. Though addiction and obsession are not synonymous, yet they fall in the same league. Addictions and obsessions are things that control an individual when ideally it should have been the reverse. Just imagine, the mighty humans that have conquered the world, get conquered by a singular thing or feeling! Man becomes so helpless at times by a particular thing that inspite of knowing very well the harms he gets stuck to it. This is the circumstance when we say that a man has fallen prey to an addiction....

Nothing hurts more than suffering without a reason or without a fault. Falling victim to circumstances and surroundings can be really frustrating and impairing. Second hand smoking is a perfect example of this condition. But something that is really disturbing is that people seldom realize that they are suffering from second hand smoking or in common language passive smoking.

Smoking and films have a very royal connection. In several countries the governments have urged the film stars to keep from smoking on the screen and also asked the filmmakers to avoid screening smoking scenes. Films have quite an impression on the young minds of the upcoming children. They find it easy to relate to the film stars. The film stars are nothing less than icons for the youngsters. Imitating the persons they see on the screen is a very common phenomenon. Thus implementing a ban on the smoking scenes is not entirely futile.

Smoking is one such addiction that is spreading even faster than plague. There are certain reasons that contribute to its growing popularity. Firstly, smoking is comparatively a cheap addiction. Even the children who are barely in their early teens can afford to have a fag from the pocket money that they get. Secondly, smoking is an addiction that a person can be discreet about. This is especially true for the children and the people who are new to smoking. It is very easy to erase the signs of smoking by having anything that acts as a mouth freshener. Smoking doesn’t leave any sign in a person’s physique also, but only apparently. Thirdly, smoking has got a kind of status quo adhered to it. It has always been a sign of masculinity. In addition it is also seen by many as sexually appealing. A cigar in hand completes the picture of a complete man. Fourthly, smoking plays the role of a healer for those who are in some kind of sorrow or pain. It remains to be seen how much of help smoking offers in soothing pain, nevertheless it is often thought to serve the purpose.

There has been a lot of debate over the matter whether smoking should be completely banned or not. The addiction of smoking has been fast increasing in every part of the world. Smoking addiction is also taking the younger generation under its spell. Children who are barely in their teens are now found smoking. In short, the situation is quite alarming.

The mind of a child is such that, it can be moulded in any way one wants. Therefore it is very important that children are brought up in a way that they stay away from all the possible evils of the society. In the modern world when everything is so open and the society so lenient, the children are very susceptible to its vices.