New
Years. The new year’s phenomenon is
grand for mankind. It signals the next
act of the great play where each of us has a starring role. It gives us hope that for
the next period of our life there may be a change for the better or a
continuation of what’s good. Such events
are important as they represent something like a demarcation toward renewal or perhaps a change of course. It is a way
of putting behind us old business. This is the value of periodic events – the advent
of a new starting point or the end of what was. The birthday is a similar
marker. A new beginning, a benediction, a salutation, and a closure all are included. We celebrate our own rebirth, the new day,
and most important a new hope.
Imagine your life where no time-markers exist. No separation, no chapters, no restart, no
renewal, and no rebirth seem possible. The Star Trek clock of Star-Date 123.45 implies
such a world with no epochs. It implies
a flat, linear world signifying constancy and a continuum of changelessness.
I love new years, birthdays, anniversaries, and the
like. They give much, comfort, hope, and
the desire for more and better. They
demand a period of reflection on the past, of evaluation, and of consideration
of all that’s transpired – if only briefly.
Happy New Year
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