Only half an hour to go and I have made my list
of resolutions. It’s fairly simple: stop complaining; chase your dreams no
matter what; be more assertive and decisive; stop depending on others; write,
write and write; do whatever the hell you want and just be happy.
I don’t remember what I wanted last year,
so I am not sure if 2013 panned out like I wanted it to but what I can say with
100 per cent certainty is that at this moment, I am quite happy. It’s not
because of the pizza I ordered or the fact that Romedy Now is playing my
all-time favourite movie (still thankful to God that Airtel finally listened to
my pleas and started the channel) or that I have found another show to be obsessed
about. Cosy on my bed, I’m sipping my coke and watching television without any
care in the world and I’m positively content.
Before I bid adieu to this year, I want to
record one memory from the year gone by, lest I forget it. My first article got
published this year and that feeling that I’m on the top of the world; that
rush of seeing my name in a magazine for the first time was indescribable. Will
I get this emotional every time my by-line appears? I know not, but for those
few minutes (hours and days), I was incredibly proud of the work I had done. While
I was basking in its glory, I realised it was just mine. No one had any inclination
how that one article steered the course of my life and in all honesty, I couldn’t
tell anyone. For as long as I could remember, I had wanted this, more than
anything in the world. My triumph, my success, my moment of glory. Mine, all
mine. I don’t want to share it with anyone for the fear that they won’t get it
and it just might take something away from me. Besides, it’s just one pearl in
my string of accomplishments.
This year was definitely different.
Different than every other year and that’s how it’s supposed to be. I’ve spent
an eternity looking back at days gone back – things that happened, things that didn’t
happen, things that I wish had happened. Moving on, I will keep my eyes ahead.
History does matter, but not as much as the present and the future. I look
forward to turning over a new leaf. So good riddance 2013,
and cheers to a fresh new beginning!
