Tuesday, January 01, 2008

A New Year!

Another year gone by.....another new year begins......

So many thoughts and dreams......some fulfilled and many still to go.....

Am suddenly thinking about why we give so much importance to what is essentially just another day.....why can't every day treated as a Happy New Day? I mean, good things happen to all of us everyday, maybe more for some and less for others but they do happen..... Why can't we celebrate each day for what it is? Is there really a need for venerating this particular day so much? There are so many things in life that make us happy, aren't there?

I agree, from time to time, we need to stop, take a stock of what we are doing, where we are in life and where we want to be....a time for quiet introspection, some "me" time and some time to re-acquaint yourself with the people you love and acknowledge what they mean to you. But does it have to be done at the turn of the year?

Reading what I have just typed above, it makes me realize I am sounding like a cynic who does not subscribe to the idea of a fun-filled, gregarious New Year celebration but honestly, its not that. I am definitely on for a evening with lots of dancing with friends, good food and generally good times......but somehow, the whole commercialization of the "New Year" saga leaves me gagging..... Questions like "So, where are you booked for New Years?", "Which 5-star are you going to?", "Do you know I got couple passes for so and so place for Rs. 10,000?" Rs. 10,000, I ask you? Is it really worth spending that much on a night of revelry when you might have very well done the same things at a small gathering with a few friends and family, the people you really care about? I think we should really get down to grass roots and ask ourselves what really makes us happy.....am sure most of us would agree that its not necessary to spend so much money and generate so much hype to have real fun..

After that whole diatribe, let me get down to what I intended to write this post for - "Wish you and all your near and dear ones a very Happy and Prosperous 2008!!! May this year be all that you hope for and may a lot of your dreams come true this year!"

8 comments:

rajk said...

Came here through Shruthi's blog and really liked what you write. Specially your Chak De India post. Liked your review and totally agree..

Morpheus said...

Came here through Shruthi's blog...talk about a difference in viewing the world. Yes its not a big deal..just another day..it only is a new day in a new month of a new year. And since most of us remember our lives in years..summer of 85 etc etc..its a good thing!!
Smile and be happy..a brand new year with brand new memories waiting to be made, nice blog.

Sachin said...

Rajk: Thanks a lot! Wish you a happy 2008!

Morpheous: You're right, like the concept of a "brand new year with brand new memories waiting to be made". Thanks for the compliment! :) Here's wishing you many happy memories in 2008! Keep visiting!

Must remember to thank Shruthi, am getting so many viewers through her blog. :))

Shruthi said...

Great minds think alike :D

Good post, Sachin. And thanks accepted :D

Soulmate said...

Talk about all the pomp and show.. But yes, it can be taken as a new beginning to a new life which comes through a new year.

LAK said...

Hi, Happy Bela-a-a-ted New Year!I liked your take on the new year. Isn't it really silly to ring in the new year with strangers, waste of money apart? U might like to see what I wrote last year:
http://cvlakshmi.blogspot.com/2007/01/happy-2007.html
BTW, I went to my other blog recently, and saw your comments there----thank you! I haven't been blogging much lately, what with second baccha in 10th--we make sacrifices like not watching our TV programs, and not logging on so that they are not distracted!

Anonymous said...

Sort of like celebrating your birthday which again is just another day!!!!!

Shruthi said...

sachin, you can see the snaps on my blog now!