Iislamabad-Every New Year comes with new aims, plans and dreams. People desire to do the things they have missed in the past year. They make promises with themselves and their loved ones for the betterment and success in their lives.
People from across the globe including Pakistan are making their New Year resolutions by welcoming 2018. They are more passionate to do all good deeds which they missed in 2017 as well as they are committed to avoid the mistakes done in the same year.
People are more optimistic to do kind deeds in the New Year 2018 for the betterment of themselves, their country and the entire world.
While people are making resolutions for the greater causes to serve country and humanity, they are also aiming to work hard, quit smoking, lose weight, etc.
The ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year resolutions some 4,000 years ago. A similar practice occurred in ancient Rome after the reform-minded emperor Julius Caesar tinkered with the calendar and established January 1 as the beginning of the New Year circa 46 B.C.
Successful people do possess a common quality of planning before time. A person who makes resolution after the New Year has started is less likely to succeed as compared to a person who has made his resolution before the start of the New Year. Youngsters, as like other traditional occasions, celebrate the New Year eve by wishing each other and cutting the cakes. But, making New Year resolutions can help them improve their lifestyle manifolds.
“I want to see a better system in our country which cares more for the helpless people and my New Year resolution is to contribute to the betterment of the country as much as I can,” Dr Bahramand Shah, a senior faculty member at the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad said. “I could not give my best to the society in this year, so I have a New Year resolution to work hard and struggle to promote democracy and gender equality in the country,” Maqbool Khan, a young columnist said.
“I want to remain the same as I am in this year without expecting much from others. I will try to give more comfort and happiness to my family in the New Year as I have this resolution,” Najia Nazir, a working woman said.
“My new year resolution is to work against extremism and promotion of religious tolerance. I will request everyone to serve the country by promoting peace and acceptance,” Ali Raza Abidi, MNA from NA-251 said.
“My New Year resolution is to live happily, peacefully and healthy throughout 2018 and be there to celebrate my next and next birthdays beyond to serve humankind to the best of my ability,” Wajid Shams-Ul-Hassan, a Pakistani diplomat said.
After knowing the New Year resolutions of the people from a relatively sound background, we tried to get the views of ordinary people about their New Year resolutions.
“What is a new year resolution for us? How is it beneficial for us? Will it end the miseries of our lives?” A young motor cycle mechanic, Aslam Khan, replied when asked to share his New Year resolution.
“I don’t know about any resolutions but I wish to get more salary in 2018,” Shani, a child worker at a local hotel, said.
“I want to start my education in this New Year, but I have to feed my family too, I don’t know what 2018 will bring for us,” Azam Ali, a vender expressed his confusion.
Let’s make our New Year resolution today to implement tomorrow.
The writer is a freelance contributor