Striving To Do Better In The New Year

New Year, new resolutions. Almost all of us strive to be better than yesterday. Just like sales, let us compare our progress compared to last year. How have we grown financially, spiritually, academically, health wise, job wise? If we are better than what we were compared to last year than we have made some progress. Looking back at 2006, not all of us would have a memorable year; some might have lost loved ones others would have lost their belongings, whatever it is there will be sweet and bad memories. Good or bad it is us that decide how the coming year will fare for us. Here is my wish list for 2007:
I wish that, people will not be known as Hindu’s, Muslim’s or Christians but rather as human beings,
I wish Palestinian’s and Israeli’s will look at each other as human beings,
I wish money is just used as a trade tool and not corrupt one self.
I wish people would value life and think about the pain a mother has to go through, delivering a child before taking anyone’s life.
I wish education is available to all regardless of race, status or colour of the skin.
I wish leaders will think rational rather than being emotional,
I wish that people will love each other for the sake of humanity and accept the fact that God has made all of us different.
I wish that the nature is treated with respect
I wish for a borderless world.
The list can go on; it is you and I than can make this world a better place to live in.
I hope it’s not too much to ask, let us pray that the Almighty will bless us for continuous glory and peace and remind each other we are all children of God regardless, of race, religion or where we come from.

( This article was published in Gulf Daily News,Middle east Based news Paper on 7/01/07)