I know it's a bit too late to write about this, considering that we are now at least two weeks into the new year of 2007, but I have to write it so people may think about 2008, 2009 and all the years to come. You see, everyone keeps bugging me with this annoying, nonsensical question:
"What are your New Year's Resolutions?"
Granted, now we are in a New Year, a time to start all over again. It's a time to forget all the bad blunders of the past year, move on, and make a resolution to be better. A resolution could be anything, whether it is wanting to be a better father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, friend, wife, husband, etc., or - and I know that this is probably the most popular one - get into better shape. There's also getting a job, working hard, or innovating something creative.
But why make a false promise to yourself? Or better yet, why wait till the end of the year to map out your life when your life is literally running out right in front of your eyes, where every breath you take is a step closer to your last? Why wait till the end of the year when you don't know if your last breath could be any time soon, or that you might not be able to get back on your feet if, God forbid, something bad happens? Why put off till tomorrow or the end of the year what you can do today, starting today, and going on from today?
I know that these thoughts are scary, pessimistic, negative and demeaning, but think about it. Yes, we all find it hard to commit to something "right away", but we have to do it. What's the point of doing it later when you know that you might not be around at that time, or something overtakes you? My main point is: don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. You start NOW. You make a resolution NOW. You don't want to keep those extra pounds on you for a long time, now, do ya? Shed them off! Why are you gonna let a negative in your life plague you for another 365 days? Turn it into something positive, or just get rid of it.
It's just absurd that people make New Year's Resolutions. We should be making resolutions every single day, not just in New Year's Day. We should continue to strive in becoming better every day, not put it on the side until 11:59 P.M. on the last day of next December. The time to act isn't at that time, because the time to act is NOW. You're living in the HERE and NOW, and it's up to you to make it better. Heck, if you do that, you'll probably need not think about anything but on how you're gonna make out with your wife on New Year's Eve.
Oh, what the heck? I don't even celebrate or think about New Year's Eve. But I hope that what I said comes through as sage advice if not a mad rant based on moral values and Dr. Phil style talk.
Salaam, from
Saracen
But why make a false promise to yourself? Or better yet, why wait till the end of the year to map out your life when your life is literally running out right in front of your eyes, where every breath you take is a step closer to your last? Why wait till the end of the year when you don't know if your last breath could be any time soon, or that you might not be able to get back on your feet if, God forbid, something bad happens? Why put off till tomorrow or the end of the year what you can do today, starting today, and going on from today?
I know that these thoughts are scary, pessimistic, negative and demeaning, but think about it. Yes, we all find it hard to commit to something "right away", but we have to do it. What's the point of doing it later when you know that you might not be around at that time, or something overtakes you? My main point is: don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. You start NOW. You make a resolution NOW. You don't want to keep those extra pounds on you for a long time, now, do ya? Shed them off! Why are you gonna let a negative in your life plague you for another 365 days? Turn it into something positive, or just get rid of it.
It's just absurd that people make New Year's Resolutions. We should be making resolutions every single day, not just in New Year's Day. We should continue to strive in becoming better every day, not put it on the side until 11:59 P.M. on the last day of next December. The time to act isn't at that time, because the time to act is NOW. You're living in the HERE and NOW, and it's up to you to make it better. Heck, if you do that, you'll probably need not think about anything but on how you're gonna make out with your wife on New Year's Eve.
Oh, what the heck? I don't even celebrate or think about New Year's Eve. But I hope that what I said comes through as sage advice if not a mad rant based on moral values and Dr. Phil style talk.
Salaam, from
Saracen
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