New Year, New Me

Forget those mistakes you made, but don’t forget those lessons you’ve learned.

-Alona Marzan

                December 31, 2011. While I was waiting for the clock to strike 12:00 o’clock midnight, I asked myself:”what shall I improve in myself to make sure my life goes right?” Then, I began flashing back to my past days, where I stood low and felt like I was a loser.

                It’s been quite for a long time when I realized that I have not started anything better at all. Why? What have I done?

                A little bit worried, I started to plan something more fruitful in my mind. But I couldn’t make or start any because I don’t know what to start and where.

                Until, I thought of scanning my things and attitude. For a period of 16 years I almost forgot to be Good Samaritan, an instrument of sharing opinions and thoughts about God; and yet nothing has been achieved to show anything valuable except for the fact that my family lives comfortably.

                I’ve been not thrifty, wasting lot of money and that proves me to be year of the Pig. Sometimes, I searched for my better standards.

                With this, I firmly made a resolution to be thrifty. It was only then that I came to realize some important points in my life. What if I was unexpectedly gathering news about death and that are my parents? How can I live in this world with my attitude?

                I was in the state of self-examination, when the clock struck 12:00 midnight. Its 2012! All alone, I vowed in my head and solemnly prayed. I was very thankful that I was able to survive all life’s odds with great courage and determination through His guidance.

                As I ended my prayer, I felt as though I were a new bud sprouting from a seedling-a bud trying to bear more branches which will soon bear more fruits where everyone would want to pick and eat. Indeed, nothing is better than having a happy and righteous life in the eyes of god and men. :-)