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When people say, "Happy New Year!" to me, I'm not quite sure how to respond. On the one hand, I want to return the goodwill, because I'd like to wish happiness upon people. I know that attaining happiness isn't quite that simple, but if someone genuinely wants you to be happy, it's something in itself. On the other hand, I'm thinking, You don't even know what you're saying to me. I don't want to hear that phrase as merely another extension to "Hello". I want people to mean the things they say.
Resolutions. I guess this is how the aforementioned happiness is brought closer for some people. I've been asked about these, too. I don't make New Year's resolutions. If I want to change my life, I damn well won't wait for the first of January to do it. I feel impatient enough when I realise I need to alter something in my life. Sure, I've had times when I can't make the change straightaway, and it feels horrible to be waking up each morning knowing you could be someone that much better, that much prouder of; but we're never in control of all the circumstances in our life, right? We've all missed chances sometimes, or been too afraid to take the risks. I'm not calling myself perfect. I'd rather see the world as a challenge, and if it puts me in a tough situation, I want to enjoy the fight back.
Because life goes on as long as I let it. I can wait for the next opportunity. Or create a new one. And if I can't create my own, there are things I can do to bring it closer to me. I listen to songs where I'm told someone is "going back to the start". That's ridiculous. We've all had our own starts and we've all moved on from them. There's no changing the past, and if I made stupid decisions, fine; the least I can do is learn from them. Show myself that I've become better. Win one over the idiot of the past. I think that what these people are singing about is a creation, of sorts; making beginnings for themselves, doing it "right" this time. It takes courage, I know. But fulfilling your desires is so rewarding.
Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm my own God.