Quitting
May 19th, 2009Dictionary.com refers to the word quit this way:
–verb
1. to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help paint the house.
2. to depart from; leave (a place or person): They quit the city for the seashore every summer.
3. to give up or resign; let go; relinquish: He quit his claim to the throne. She quit her job.
4. to release one’s hold of (something grasped).
5. to acquit or conduct (oneself).
6. to free or rid (oneself): to quit oneself of doubts.
7. to clear (a debt); repay.
The interesting connection to all of the forms of the definition is that quitting is a personal thing. “He” quit, “She” quit, “They” quit. This infers an ability to make a choice. Drug rehab always starts with a personal choice. No one can heal someone if they refuse to seek assistance, after all, and even the most exclusive drug rehab centers are powerless to help a client who refuses to walk through the front door.
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