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Her family and friends keep pressuring her to quit smoking, but Cynthia can't bring herself to do it. She goes with a friend to the drug store and looks at the different aids to quit: the nicotine gum, nicotine patches, even electronic cigarettes that provide nicotine without the carcinogens. But there is just something about holding a cigarette in her fingers, the calming sensation of smoke in her throat, the heat of the lighter and the soothing drug that Cynthia can't get out of her mind. She knows that quitting is the right thing to do, but she doesn't want to. She would go right back to it: she does not apologize for her habit. It is the same way with us: we can't repent until we really want to change ourselves. Saying "sorry" doesn't mean anything until we genuinely want to live better.
