Another year has passed and another New
Year’s Eve is approaching with all the stress associated with it. Not sure I feel like celebrating this year. I
was sitting alone thinking of all the years that have passed since 2000…what is
there to celebrate? I don’t know why we stress over this night. After all, it’s
just like any other.
We stress about where to go, with whom,
what to wear, etc. Then we end up celebrating and it’s always a disappointment
because unlike all other nights, this one is forced upon you. You must be in
the mood to celebrate even if you don’t feel like it. You have to look happy
and act happy.
I think we’re not aware that with all
this unnecessary stress, unconsciously we build expectations about the year to
come. I used to make a mental note of the first person I hugged or heard from
at the stroke of midnight. If it were a close friend or someone I thought
highly of, I’d take it as a good omen and vice versa. But believe me by the end
of January I’d forget who that person was!!
As I was thinking about last year a lot
of sad memories thundered through me. I alone know of at least ten close
friends who have lost a loved one this year. So if I decide to submit to the
annual routine of going somewhere on New Year’s Eve, it will be for the sake of
celebrating the end of a bad year.
I do hope this coming year promises better
times and happy endings for all of us.
Happy New Year!
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