New Year .............

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From a cultural perspective, the New Year may begin in any month or on any date, but in our practical lives, dates hold great importance. The journey of dates in each of our lives begins with the birth certificate and continues uninterrupted until the death certificate. At every stage of life, certain dates and months become especially significant, carrying with them many memories.

To give a simple example, the first birthday of ours or of our loved ones, the first day of school in June, the annual school examinations held in March/April, the 10th and 12th grade exams conducted in February/March, the first day at a new job, or starting anything new—such as beginning regular exercise, which we usually decide to start from the 1st of the month, no matter which new month it is—and 1st January feels like a perfect opportunity 😉.

How long that consistency actually lasts is a different matter altogether, but the 1st of the month is the 1st of the month 😀😀.

The dates on which we earn a degree or receive an award are also important… yet for some occasions, remembering the exact date is difficult, while the year always remains clearly in our memory.

In our professional lives, depending on our respective fields, there are quarterly months (commonly referred to as quarter-end months), 31st March, the year end, wedding anniversaries, loan installments that depend on the salary date, and the practical planning of the entire month. After working for many years, there comes the year of retirement.

After that, however, the importance of dates in life gradually begins to diminish. If one receives a pension after retirement, the main concern is whether the pension is credited on the specified date. To provide proof that we are still alive, we must visit the bank once a year, in a specific month, to submit a life certificate.

And thus, the journey of dates that begins with the birth certificate finally comes to an end with the death certificate. The date attached to our name never moves forward after that—it remains the final one forever. Somewhere, on a wall, beneath a good photograph of ours, this journey is recorded with the dates of birth and death marked side by side…

It is equally certain that our emotions—joy and sorrow alike—are inevitably connected to certain specific dates. The birthday wishes we receive with affection, and the happiness of reading the “Salary Credited” message in our bank account on a particular date, are moments of joy. Alongside these, there are also moments and incidents of deep sorrow.

The pain of losing something, of not achieving something, or of someone leaving us forever is, in truth, extremely difficult to express even in words.

In fact, within the next few hours, we will be stepping into a new practical year. When we look at it realistically, it is just another ordinary day with the same daily routine. The new year’s calendar arrives, and we eagerly check when birthdays and holidays fall, how many long weekends we can combine, and how many holidays are lost because government holidays fall on Sundays 😃😃.

As the year comes to an end, thoughts naturally arise about what we gained and what we lost. In life, however, the sum and subtraction of such good and bad experiences can never truly be calculated or balanced.

In the end, we should try to preserve what we have gained and learn something new from the mistakes we have made. We should make efforts to recover what we have lost, and for what has been lost forever, we should try to lighten the burden on our hearts—by cherishing the good memories associated with it.

We should nurture new relationships, positive thoughts, and good habits, and maintain consistency in them. We should also value and care for the people close to us.

Whatever good or bad happened in the passing year, and whatever will happen in the new year, we should accept it with a positive outlook and keep moving forward. That, after all, is life.

Life is truly unpredictable—no one can say what will happen next, whether it will be good or bad. We should welcome the New Year with joy and offer our heartfelt wish that the coming year may be happy, fulfilling, and healthy for the entire universe. ………

                                                                                                    Thank you, 
                                                                    Sunit Kulkarni 
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