'Its New Year.. Yay! Lets dance and sing and drink and make merry, 'coz the last two digits on the date are gonna change for the next 365 dates, and then we shall celebrate again!'
My roomie Sriram suspects this New year business, like many other celebrations, is a mere marketing policy. You spend, I spend, everybody spends... on things ranging from food and dresses to flight tickets, phone calls, et al.
Won't things be much better if one could take a vacation as per individual desires?
The Aussies welcomed the New year by dumping tons of poison into the planet and their leader calls is 'an environment-friendly celebration'. Right! And we Indians need not feel so happy, having converted a festival of lights to one of sound, smoke and accidents.
Looking back, I guess my greatest new year eve was in high school when students from all across the country gathered in Bangalore to discuss the importance of values in our education system. I remember we entered the millenium singing songs and meditating. It was surreal... and a far cry from the madness in NY, Sydney, and the like.
My roomie Sriram suspects this New year business, like many other celebrations, is a mere marketing policy. You spend, I spend, everybody spends... on things ranging from food and dresses to flight tickets, phone calls, et al.
Won't things be much better if one could take a vacation as per individual desires?
The Aussies welcomed the New year by dumping tons of poison into the planet and their leader calls is 'an environment-friendly celebration'. Right! And we Indians need not feel so happy, having converted a festival of lights to one of sound, smoke and accidents.
Looking back, I guess my greatest new year eve was in high school when students from all across the country gathered in Bangalore to discuss the importance of values in our education system. I remember we entered the millenium singing songs and meditating. It was surreal... and a far cry from the madness in NY, Sydney, and the like.
4 comments:
I'm glad you had your own meaningful new year, but aren't you being a little self-righteous?
FYI, not a single accident reported in Delhi on new years eve.
@ Bud
What meaning do you see, man? It is just another day. And the accident-free New Year is a welcome observation :)
Well...you know...to someone who has had a hard time for a while, it doesn't hope to hurt that tomorrow morning the slate's wiped clean and he or she can start over again. Rather than sitting there thinking that it's just another day. Doesn't hurt. To have a little bit of sunshine, even if fleetingly and stupidly so.
I agree, fleeting moments of sunshine surely help. Nice to know you had yours!
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