Happy New Year

Happy New Year

“For last year's words belong to last year's language 
And next year's words await another voice.” 
                                                      ― T.S. Eliot (Four Quartets)
Tonight, we come together to celebrate the curtain call of another year. A year that passed by in the blink of an eye, but left a deep impact on our lives. A year full of new beginnings, new endings, new experiences to learn from- to accept and incorporate into our lives.
According to Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson, there is a beautiful reason to why the new year is to be a happy one. He says,
“Hope
Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, 
Whispering ‘it will be happier’...”
I find his words to be particularly true, simply because I hold great faith that the idea of a new tomorrow can instill a considerable amount of hope in a person. One is given the opportunity to start over, on the first blank page of a completely blank book. Somewhere, the idea of leaving behind all that happened and to move forth afresh appeals to us, and it is a genuine effort that is put into achieving this new beginning.
So this time, let us countdown to the anticipation of a happy, hopeful year. Let us wake up tomorrow, feeling a new sunrise, a new commencement of a new chapter of life. Let us make new aspirations, in the words of Sarah Ban Breathnach,
“New Year’s day. A fresh start… Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.”
Let us enjoy life for once, try to savour moments despite our busy schedules. Let us rejoice in things that make us happy, make us feel alive. Because,
“Celebrate what you want to see more of.”
-Tom Peters
Let us learn to let go, to forgive and forget. Let us aim to achieve, not leaving behind our humanitarian values. Let us make this the best beginning ever, and decide to only ever make it better. Here’s to a Happy New Year…

P.S: Ankahee turned a year old today. For those who have been regular readers, thank you for your patience, encouragement and support. For those who are new, I hope you get to see a lot more ahead! XOXO   -Anjali




Comments

  1. Learnings of Life3 January 2015 at 08:12

    Well written!! Good milestone to start fresh and new. Opportunity to Forget and Forgive the past..

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