“In all fairness I don’t think anyone can use the word smoking and healthy in the same sentence and assume people will not be speaking of physical health.
And with a bit of irony to jump at his response (and mine too, shortly) using these words:
“That would be true if you’re a very literal person, or if you’re looking to find fault.”
this statement goes towards posters as well, regardless of the “assumed” meaning based on previous posts.”
I had explained right away what the Rosh Yeshiva had meant by health. I was the only one here who was part of the conversation, so I am the only one who can tell you what took place. You don’t have to believe me, but if you are going to believe me for part of the conversation, it makes sense to believe the rest. Obviously, I didn’t give over every word and every nuance of the conversation. It probably would have been more accurate to have said, “It was clear from the conversation that he was not talking about physical health”. Okay, now I said it! Now it should be clear to everyone if it wasn’t before!