New Year (late)
Is this the New Year,
Or just another night?
Is this the new fear,
Or just another fright?
Is this the new tear,
Or just another desperation?
~Blues, by Switchfoot
I know it's a bit late to be talking about New Year, but hey, give me a bit of slack.
Myself and my dad were talking at 12:15 A.M. January first, and he commented that the New Year was a non-event. As my father is normally right, I set to thinking about what he meant.
What changes in the New Year? Mostly just the date we write on checks and papers. My racing age goes up and suddenly I can't compete at Cyclocross Nationals as a Junior any more. But what else?
"It's a new beginning" people say. However, this is not something that intrinsically happens at New Year. A new beginning only happens if people make resolutions and stick to them. Humanity could pick any day to do that. If I had a conversion experience on March 14th, it could be a new beginning. So what's so special, why all the hype? The earth simply made another one of its monotonous orbits around the sun. I'm no different today than I was on Monday, I'm not suddenly wiser or suddenly holier. Why the hype?
A probable cause is that humanity has always been such that it expects its current phase (be that a mood phase, a global warming phase, a poor phase...) to go on forever. Thus, it will do anything to escape this phase, be it using drugs or alcohol, abusing others, or waiting until a new year comes around to free them from the shackles of their moods, their estate, etc.
But it is easy to see that all of these things are alterable without a new year. If you're in a bad mood, decide to be happy and go out and seize the day. If you don't like your economic state, go get a job and change it. Instead of waiting for a new year so that you can break meaningless resolutions, get up now and fix your problems. They won't be solved otherwise.
I thank God for our freedom
There's nothing wrong with enjoying things in life
Spread the word that a smile's not beyond us
This is a call to act and seize your day
~Somewhere in the Sky, by Kutless
Or just another night?
Is this the new fear,
Or just another fright?
Is this the new tear,
Or just another desperation?
~Blues, by Switchfoot
I know it's a bit late to be talking about New Year, but hey, give me a bit of slack.
Myself and my dad were talking at 12:15 A.M. January first, and he commented that the New Year was a non-event. As my father is normally right, I set to thinking about what he meant.
What changes in the New Year? Mostly just the date we write on checks and papers. My racing age goes up and suddenly I can't compete at Cyclocross Nationals as a Junior any more. But what else?
"It's a new beginning" people say. However, this is not something that intrinsically happens at New Year. A new beginning only happens if people make resolutions and stick to them. Humanity could pick any day to do that. If I had a conversion experience on March 14th, it could be a new beginning. So what's so special, why all the hype? The earth simply made another one of its monotonous orbits around the sun. I'm no different today than I was on Monday, I'm not suddenly wiser or suddenly holier. Why the hype?
A probable cause is that humanity has always been such that it expects its current phase (be that a mood phase, a global warming phase, a poor phase...) to go on forever. Thus, it will do anything to escape this phase, be it using drugs or alcohol, abusing others, or waiting until a new year comes around to free them from the shackles of their moods, their estate, etc.
But it is easy to see that all of these things are alterable without a new year. If you're in a bad mood, decide to be happy and go out and seize the day. If you don't like your economic state, go get a job and change it. Instead of waiting for a new year so that you can break meaningless resolutions, get up now and fix your problems. They won't be solved otherwise.
I thank God for our freedom
There's nothing wrong with enjoying things in life
Spread the word that a smile's not beyond us
This is a call to act and seize your day
~Somewhere in the Sky, by Kutless
Labels: Common Nonsense, Inspired by Song, Musings
posted by Ambrose at 1/02/2008 11:58:00 AM
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