"I'm going to be better this year." This is the most famous summary of every New Year's Resolutions. Most people just make this happen for a span of two to three months but forget for the rest of year. (Believe me, it happens all the time.) I've made these resolutions to myself too, but I keep on coming back to my original self as time goes by. And I've noticed that so far.
The problem with New Year's Resolutions is that we try to change something but cannot maintain it. It's like "ningas cogon", a famous a idiom in the Philippines which means that a person only has interest in a specific task but fails to maintain that interest for the rest of the day. It's like this: "I'M GOING TO CHANGE. I'M GOING TO STUDY HARDER," but in the next few days, you fall asleep while studying, and your saliva dripping from your mouth to your book.
But, making New Year's Resolutions identify the wrongdoings that you did for the past year that you don't want to repeat for the next year. It's a list of goals, to achieve what we failed to achieve before, hoping that we reach those goals for the upcoming year.
At the of this year, 2014, all of us may start to wonder, "Have I changed?" and recount all the things that had struck us this year. I ask that question to myself every end of the year every time I read my journals and look at an overview with all the work I did for this year. Well, I don't know if I changed. It's like asking "Describe yourself," and looking for answers based on what people perceive on you.
One of the reasons why we can't change the things the way we want them to, is because some things never change. They are permanent; and we have no luck in achieving that change. It doesn't mean that once a new year starts doesn't mean our feelings instantly change towards others. We can't forget the people who taught us lessons, forget our feelings towards someone, or even our mistakes. But, every year is a new beginning, that is why we create New Year's Resolutions to start again, survive, and make it out of the year alive.
As for me, I think I should make a list again for the year 2015. I stopped making New Year's Resolutions because I felt that there is no impact to me. But I congratulate all the people who were able to achieve all the list for their New Year's Resolutions this 2014. Yes, I may not have any New Year's Resolution for 2014, but many blessings had come my way, and it's some of its highlights are in this blog. :)
Well, I hope you have a wonderful year ahead! :) Let's welcome 2015 with optimism and enjoy a new chapter of our lives. :)
P.S.
I was wondering if our government would create a New Year's Resolution and on the top of the list would be "stop corruption"... do you think they'll be able to achieve that goal?
It just crossed my mind all of a sudden. :)
