New Year's resolutions or maybe not

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Every now and then you feel like doing some resolutions. First you look back towards the best moments in your life, then ahead and picture how your life is going to be in two or three years from now. The best time to do all these evaluations is New Year’s Eve and the days around it.

Each week before we do the transition from one year to another, I start thinking about my life. About the brilliant moments that wished would never end and the not so fortunate moments that either taught me something or are there just to make the memory bitter. And after all this journey through my twisted memory is over, I get to present and realize that the one I am today is the result of my past actions. Then I start questioning myself if I’m happy with who I am and what I’ve become. If the answer is merely affirmative I begin to picture the future. What will happen from now on? What will I do? Will I change my job, my lifestyle?

When all these questions and torments are done stressing me out, I get to the point of no return. The point where you realize that all these New Year’s resolutions are pointless. The past is the past, you can’t change it no matter what. The present is a result of your past but it’s also an evolving process, changing continuously. As for the future, nothing is sure. No one can guarantee one thing or another, but there is always the hope. Hope that things will get better, hope that you’ll be a better person, hope that you can make a difference. And sometimes, this HOPE makes things happen. Even if the future is not certain and things can change in a blink of an eye, hope will always be with us, leading the way through life.

Happy New Year with hope!