Cigarettes are for nervous people, ... Hookah is for the Sensually Apt

"Cigarettes are for nervous people, competitive people, people on the run [�] When you smoke a narghile, you have time to think. It teaches you patience and tolerance, and gives you an appreciation of good company. Narghile smokers have a much more balanced approach to life than cigarette smokers." (Ismet Ertep, 71 years Turkey)

I got a hold of that sentence when I googled up the history of hookah. I was so sure it was invented in the Middle East. However, because of my trust issues, I still googled it up: hookah is made in India. MY India. J

I am not saying shisha is the love of my life. Frankly smoking gives me headaches. But in the end, it still calms me down. When I take hekka, I have this feeling that all my problems float away along with the smoke. Shisha is beautiful. It is an artistic way of expressing oneself. Faster way to die, so the rumors have it, but it still counts as beauty to me. I love taking it with my legs crossed, on the floor. That gives my spine the chance to be upright cause when I cross my legs my back is straight. I close my eyes when I take it; I close my eyes at sensual things. The only hard part: trust me this is not hard, I like to think it is; is the inhaling part. I like blowing out loads of smoke, so I have to inhale a lot. I am still not good at making visible shapes like rings ad stuff, but I am very good at getting my face covered up. Hehe. Basic. Basic is the best. Sometimes.

I simply cannot even describe how shisha makes me feel. All I can say is that it is the newest artistic thing in my life. I know I should stop taking it. Frankly I barely ever take it. But when I do take it, I just can’t get enough of it…

I want shisha to be a part of my life. Shisha music and horses…