I am Tobacco.  For some I am peace and understanding--a symbol of union with the Divine.  For others I am sickness itself--a sign of evil in your midst.

          I am Tobacco.  I did not choose to be either sacred or profane.  I chose to be myself.

          I am Tobacco.  What I am to you is your choice.  I may be nothing at all, or I may be the center of your life.

          I am Tobacco.  What you are to yourself may not be what you are to others.  You may become a symbol not of your own choosing.  You may become quite different things to different people.

          I am Tobacco.  I know the taste of adulation.  I know the taste of utter revulsion.  I know that I am neither.

          I am Tobacco.  What you seem to other people may not be your choice.  But when you become a symbol is when you must stand most firmly in yourself.  Do not be swayed from your path by what others think of you.

          I am Tobacco.  In the end you are what you have chosen--not what others think of you.  If you choose the path of Love, then you are Love.