i understand what you meant Queen, and congrats on being tobacco free. tomorrow marks my 3rd week without a cigarette... i'm really amazed, and also proud
like you i also hope this will be a sucessful alternative for my own loved ones who are heavy smokers... now that i'm "free" i look back on my nearly decade long love affair w/ cigarettes and i feel, almost wronged. like a slave to the tobacco companies and big pharma, paying whatever the price and inhaling whatever the toxins for my addiction.
while i dont have anything against smoking cigarettes or e-cigarettes (i have no intention of quitting nicotine myself), my eyes have really been opened to what smoking cigarettes really is. while we all knew "smoking can kill you" that doesn't seem to matter when its the only pleasurable option for a very real need. now that e-cigarettes are available i've been able to open my eyes to the severity of what i was exposing my body to.
i believe everyone should have the right to smoke or esmoke without judgement, but for myself i'm extremely grateful for this new product and i hope my loved ones will also be able to have similar experiences.