“Beware of your thoughts for it becomes habit, beware
of your habit for it becomes character, beware of your character for it becomes
destiny”…Unknown
Resolutions
My new year resolution
is…I wish I had one, come to think of it or rather come off it, I’ve heard of
new year resolutions for as long as I can remember so often and so much that it
registers in my mind like a stereotypical dreaded boogey man who threatens me
to make the call lest I die, help guys! I’m choking in here or whatever it is.
I’ve seen guys that made resolutions of quitting smoking, alcohol, chasing
women and so much more only to be bewildered by how much they have disappointed
themselves once again after unconsciously taking stock of their activities and
how well they’ve fared at the year end.
“No one’s ever achieved financial fitness with a
January resolution that’s abandoned by Feburary”…Suze Orman
Considering the bigger
picture, I wonder what the world is really about and if there is indeed a problem
with the attitude you so carefully nurtured over a long period of time.
“I dream of instruments obedient to my thought and
which with their contribution of a whole new world of unsuspected sounds, will
lend themselves to the exigencies of my inner rhythm”…Edgard Varese
It’s 2016 for crying out
loud and in as much as criticism and stigmatization are at their record high,
people tend to be less judgmental perhaps due to fear of lawsuits, people
minding their own businesses, or the intimidation and shame that arises from
when your bold and independent decision justifies your action or better still
saves the day.
I’m not a fan of lack of
common sense, youthful exuberance and negligence of the law, but I embrace
principles being that they are the guiding forces that govern the earth.
Natural phenomena such as
gravity, compounding interests and leverage have been our guiding light to
successful inventions through the approach of optimism and adaptation, urging
us to appreciate the imperatives of science and technology in the form of
knowledge and wisdom, and in summary a receptive mind filled with hope and
adequate exposure to the world and beyond, and the multiple possibilities that
stare us right in the face.
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse
gets the cheese”…Willie Nelson
Perfect timing
Another angle of
resolutions made in the New Year borders on group or individual belief systems
ranging from religion to region, for instance the Muslims have a uniquely
designed calendar and so are the Chinese and countless other groups, making it
difficult or unnecessary to marry the various timings of convictions together,
diversity is what makes us who we are.
“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of
action; rather it is timing it waits on the right time to act, for the right
principles and in the right way”…Fulton J. Sheen
I won’t be surprised if
you’re like 'get on with your point will you', trust me, there’s no torture
intended, especially when you only vaguely realize there is an imminent anagram
paradigm.
Look around you, and if
you truly can see that greatness abounds everywhere, then you are the chosen
one to make the world a better place, firstly we must realize that we are
running out of time, the man made calendar is driving people crazy, making them
too concerned with the importance that the others ascribe to timing so much
that we worry and injure our health.
We do not have to just
resolve on a resolution in the New Year, it makes us susceptible to hurt. If
you want to change the world, the first major step is to change yourself by
being yourself and be nice and just like magic it reverberates to the rest of
humanity, and of course you might as well start right away, perhaps slow and
steady, regardless of any calendar.
And oops! Lest I forget, Happy New Year to
you, hopefully it will still be new even in December especially if that is when
you choose to drop that bad attitude and pick up a new habit or hobby, your
call.
Thank you.
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