When
in school, our teachers made us write our new year resolutions. Once done, they
forgot about it, and so did we. As a result, I never fell into the trap of
making & abiding by new year resolutions. Now that I have realized old age
creeping up, I want to make a fresh beginning. Beginning with new year
resolutions & here are mine for 2017:
Wake
up early: I have always taken great pride in being a slow runner. But when even
the mornings run out faster than I do, this becomes a concern. So, this is my
#1 goal for the new year. And I will see to it that I do so at least 7 times in
2017. Okay, I will not count the days when I go to sleep as the sun rises; is
that fine now?
Visit
the ATM regularly: Ready that as twice a week. Because I always end up rushing
from one ATM to the other when I am out of cash. It has taken me days to
finally get into one with enough cash to last my turn. But not from next year
onwards. On the appointed days, at the earmarked hour, I will be at the nearest
ATM with a queue in front. Irrespective of the outcome (this turned out a pun!) for, has it not been said, Karmanye vadhikaraste Ma phaleshu kadachana…
In
praise of Modi: Okay, he is the PM, the authority, the establishment. And a
neta too. And, netas can’t be painted black & black. There should surely be
some shade of grey & next year, I will look for one in all the netas (Modi was mentioned simply to catch your attention) in the
coming year. Wish me luck, guys, for I am no Bhakt (of whatever kind).
Read,
Read, Read: That is, more of printed word & less of forwarded messages on
WhatsApp. And this does not also include the nanoliterature, aka tweets, whatever be
its literary merit. Nor the wisdom of Encyclopedia Philosophica, popular called Facebook (you all know what stuff facebook saints fwd on WhatsApp). But it
can very well be comic strips or menu card, for I need to complete at least one
task.
Pick
up a hobby: All work & no play makes Jack a dully boy. So, my types, who do
very little of work need to pick some activity as the excuse for whiling away our time. Something like exploring the retail environment, or sending online
behavioral data to data miners, analysts & e-marketers, or even redistributing unauthenticated
bits of spiced up news.
You
may call the last one as loitering about in the malls, being wedded to the mobile or
gossiping. But isn’t it a beginning? You can always suggest something better when
the next year ends. You have the whole year to think about it. But this year, I
am going to wake up feeling better & resolute. And not only because bootlegging
has gone further underground in Baroda.
Wishing you a great year ahead! Have Fun!! Enjoy!!!
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