The dragon year has finally roared in with a resounding din of firecrackers. For the Chinese, the year 2012, officially starts today. As family members rush home for the reunion dinner, the scene in my own is one of the quiet. But all the family members are right here. The star of the show is off course dear mum, who has in her quiet way taken centre stage. Quiet from necessity and from need.
Dragon year comes with a roar but here I am contemplating the silence of the day. Calls were made to many friends wishing them Cong Xi Cong Xi. It is nice to hear all of their voices. All still the same old chums, all a year older and a year wiser or a year ethereal.
Thoughts turn to resolutions....to be wiser.....not to lose very easily .lost temper.....to be kinder.....to be mature (unfortunately the child in me begs to differ).......and not to dream too much (but dreams will persist and dreams will with hope become the real thing)....to work harder.....to be more idealistic (in this too real world)......and to be loved (there lies another tale)
God be merciful, God be loving and God be true.
Cong Xi Fa Chai everyone!
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