Paul always thought of quitting smoking but his addiction to it was a major barrier in his way. He also thought that he won’t be able to cope with his stress if he did not smoke. Paul was a smoke addict due to which he suffered from various illnesses such as: - cough; breathlessness etc. His suffering was not enough for him to quit smoking. After 2-3 years of his smoking addiction, he developed various health complications. He devoted his heart and soul to fight with the diseases, but his condition became more serious day.

Then Paul realized what harm he has done to himself. He thought himself blameworthy of not getting rid of smoking earlier. The deteriorating condition of his health started to amass hatred for smoking. During his last days, he joined anti- smoking organizations to spread an awareness amongst the people about the ill-effects of smoking and also co-operated in imposing smoking ban in many parts of the world.