The GUE non-smoking standard, and the question of how difficult it may or may not be to uphold that standard, are but a small part of a much larger picture; At GUE and similar schools of thought, all of our standards are set at the highest level - at the top of the scale. It follows that anyone who makes the decision to undertake our training has chosen a difficult path to follow, and vigilance in maintaining our high standards can at times be a struggle. To travel down this stony path with consistency requires integrity, coupled with belief that the reward is great.

Of course there will be jealous wannabes, who rejoice at even the slightest hint of weakness - gleefully wagging their fingers whenever one of us appears to lapse in our struggle even for a moment. Theirs is the true hypocracy; We (and those like us) strive for excellence in our way, while they are mere spectators.