Wednesday, December 29, 2010

New Year's a time for resolutions

December 29, 2010
By A. Gaffar Peang-Meth
PACIFIC DAILY NEWS

In two days, the old year will cede its reign to the new one. The old is over, with its ups and downs, its glory and its pains. Nobody can change that. We can remember and draw lessons from the past.

But the New Year that is arriving is full of opportunities and promise. We have our New Year's resolutions that are made for those next 365 days.

It seems it is human nature to attach hopes and expectations to somewhat arbitrary milestones. Jan. 1 is, after all, just another day.

Even knowing that, each year most of us affirm an intention to be kinder, eat less, exercise more, read more, spend less time online. ... It is our natural urge to improve, to restore, to progress that makes man different from other living beings.

Whether our roots are in Eastern or Western cultures, this characteristic is one we share.

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