Can't Flee!

As we know every point of time is both an end of a year and beginning of another. We divide the years at a particular moment to memorize and observe some individual and /or collective events. But this is not all. While evolving towards ever greater possibilities humankind has developed myriad ways to achieve them. Imbued with such a perception I believe in New Year to be a symbol of growth and rejuvenation.  

When you become conscious about the receding years and the coming ones, two things may happen – you may either despair or aspire. For, we begin our journey of life with desire, and desire modified becomes despair or aspire. But in the world as we live chances of desire becoming despair are more. One has to monitor one’s desire to give it a positive turn despite unfavorable conditions. Being provided with a conscious will to be, we the humans must hew our ways in virgin lands to shape desires into ardent aspiration with humility.

The year 2011 was same way the same as preceding ones; but still differently different. This marked     the century’s 2^nd decade which saw great changes in national and international politics, economics, social relationships and so many other spheres. After fights for freedom, social revolutions and cold war shrills, the world seemed to be under unipolar sway. Then globalization saw the rise in consumerism, terrorism, threat to environment and economic recession. They and the hypocrisy of rulers caused common people to protest which gave birth to Arab Springs, Occupy Wall Street, India Against Corruption and other mass movements. Disasters natural and human sent warning messages to every nation to be alert and comprehend. These were not merely some significant world incidents but also, if we can sense, symbols signifying a step forward in the evolution of human consciousness. 

Now 2011 recedes leaving behind a lot of projections for 2012! To a great extent this is up to us how and what 2012 should deliver. Years are repeated when we lead our desire to gross enjoyment leading to despair. They appear and become new if we modify our desires to aspiration with grace and gratitude. 2011 or 2012 we the humankind can seldom escape their challenges! They are there for us to enrich.