Adieu 2008, hello 2009.
I used to scoff at every new year. Like some, i felt that it was another arbitrary day. The world still moves on, the earth still continues its rotation around the sun for the million of years it has done before. Problems and worries still plague us. We continue to hurt and cry. We still ponder at the what-ifs.
But i soon came to realise that the new year, albeit being just another arbitrary day, may hold so much more meaning to us. The new year offers us a brief respite to look back and reflect on our lives, it gives renewed hope, it revitalises our vigour. We come to accept the events of the past year, we understand that some events are just beyond our control and our expectations, we try to heal and make peace with ourselves and others.
The new year offers us a mental restart to our lives. It symbolises a marker of change. It symbolises our undying hope in better things to come.
May 2009 find us being true to ourselves. May we continue to love and be loved. May we live with kindness and yet live passionately. May we dream big dreams while appreciating the baby steps that we have achieved. May we grow.