The New Year mentality

THE NEW YEAR MENTALITY! At the twilight of the old year, it is customary to wish family, friends and well-wishers a "Happy New Year" in advance. This is one good wish that does not suffer religious partisanship or social revulsion. Everbody wants a happy new year. It may not be out of place to say that all major world religions pray for a brighter future. The world calendar accepts the first day of January as the beginning of a new year and that the old year ends on the 31st day of December. With the new come new things! It is good to wear the "new year mentality" which is usually characterised by high hopes, great expectations, solemn prayers and paradigm shift resolutions. Every one looks up to and into the new year with renewed enthusiasm and bubbling energy. This is the secret behind the famous "New Year Resolutions". The new year mentality is so enchanting that no matter how good the outgoing year is or has been, everybody looks forward to a better and brighter new year. The expectation in the new year gets more frenzied if the outgoing year has cut us "a not too good deal." The new year gives all a fresh chance! The New Year is important...without it, the world would have been so perturbingly drab, monstrously monotonous and predictably boring. The New Year Keeps Hope Alive! Read one inspiring famous quote on New Year- "New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change." This is courtesy of Sarah Ban Breathnach. Thank God for the outgoing year but I cannot wait for the New Year to be here... a few days hence. The more glorious and happier new year will be here soonest...Praise God! This is wishing you a Happy New Year in Advance. Biko gwazie ndi yard unu inugo...A new normal is possible! Prof Obiaraeri N.O. 5-Star Civilian General (c) December 2016