As we bid adieu to each year on the last day of every year, this year is no exception. As we witness the last few hours of 2008, we reflect on the good and the bad, happiness and sorrow in our lives, strife, war, floods and earthquakes, births and deaths far and near.
One may say that the times that have gone by are things or events of the past. True, and in a few years we will refer to those days as the good old days and ways, but those will be the days we will not forget.
One may say that the times that have gone by are things or events of the past. True, and in a few years we will refer to those days as the good old days and ways, but those will be the days we will not forget.
Some may live till they are very old,
and then will come some youngster
who perhaps we will hear
into our ear whisper:
'now tell me about the good old days'.
We cannot forget what has happened, or change the past, but we can definitely hope for the best in 2009 and in the years ahead. Personal resolutions that we usually make and don't keep - that's fine, but one resolution we can definitely keep is to pray for the sick, the bereaved, the injured, the afflicted and the poor.
And most of all, as we usher in the New Year let us hope for love, not hatred, and pray for Peace throughout the world.
