Happy New Year 2015!!!
Thursday 1 January 2015
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As 2014 fades into
another new year, it is time for us to introspect on the milestones we could
achieve, the promises we could keep and the hurdles that we could step-over
successfully throughout the year. At the stroke of the midnight hour, as this
year turns, we are presented with yet another opportunity to come to terms with
life. Once again life beckons us to take a synoptic view of where we, as a
society, are heading to, an account of all those contributions that we as
citizens of India made to our motherland.
Twenty years from
now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the
ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch
the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.
~Mark Twain
Indeed! To experience the
thrill and exhilaration of success in life, a definitive goal is essential to
which must be added enthusiasm and a penchant for hard work, an inherent desire
to seek out problems and convert them to challenges. It is a shameful thing for
the soul to faint while the body still preserves.
When one door of
happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door
that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
~Helen Keller
At this juncture, when life is
on the threshold of unfolding yet another plethora of surprises, both bitter
and sweet, let us warmly welcome the approaching New Year 2015 with
great zeal and optimism. It is imperative for us to make new resolutions and
celebrate the beginning of a new chapter in our life, boisterously.
Here, I offer some thoughts
and suggestions that may be pondered upon while initiating a voyage in the year
2015.
1. Make a New
Year resolution :
Failure is virtually assured
at the very offset because the resolutions are not made with serious intent and
deliberation. It is crucial to harness New Year's temporary motivation
into something that will carry you through an extended period of required
effort. Often circumstances beyond our control crop up at the most unexpected
and inconvenient times, leaving us baffled. So always acknowledge your partial
success in you endeavour.
2. Don’t reuse gifts as gifts :
2. Don’t reuse gifts as gifts :
Mirthful, as it may sound to
be, but we as humans have an inherent tendency of reusing gifts as gifts
irrespective of the sentiments attached to them. This has indeed led to
commercialisation of relationships, the depth of which is often estimated in
monetary terms. Every gift, however big or small it may be, has some emotions
and sentiments attached to them, that ought to be valued and cherished by the
recipient. Prudence demands that the true spirit of New Year be upheld
by sharing gifts and not disregarding them or reusing them as present for
others.
3. Organise a
New Year bash :
Perhaps, New Year
celebrations are incomplete without a boisterous party. Party hard and enjoy
the company of your friends and foes alike this year ahead.
CAUTION : Don’t get drunk with
ecstasy to the extent that you indulge in anti-social activities or hooliganism
on roads. Don’t drink and drive, particularly on the eve of New Year.
Carry yourself in a dignified manner and respect the morals and virtues of the
society.
4. Enjoy
delicacies at home :
There is no such fragrance
that can compete with the aroma of a delicious home-cooked supper. Shun all
inhibitions and satiate your appetite! Cook your favourite food at home or
order it from outside, but enjoy your New Year eve to the fullest. (You have
the next 365 days to control your weight :D)
5. Set a
yardstick for yourself :
New Year’s eve is truly an occasion for celebration. But it
is also the time to peep into your future. Instead of wandering aimlessly
throughout the following year seeking solace in you meager achievements, set a
yardstick for yourself. He who does not prepare for storms when no storms are
indicated lacks in plain preparatory wisdom required by any rational person.
I would like to conclude with
the following lines :
Strive not to be a success, but to be of value.
~Albert Einstein
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