I have seen many resolutions this year in order for individuals to satisfy their own desires, and some of which have been ongoing for many a year in multitude of lives, I bet! Lets face it folks, those resolutions die early on in the year, and some the very next day! So, when you break your resolution, I wonder, are you disappointed in yourself, or do you lie blame in the circumstances that surrounded the break? Or, how about finding fault by placing blame upon some sordid excuse instead of your own person for lack of perseverance? Do you do that? Tell me then, why make them, if they are only to be broken by self? Seems a bit personally sadistic, this setting up of self (in my opinion), but that is only me, and that is exactly why I dont make resolutions! I wont set myself up for failure in my life, and I personally feel this tradition makes no sense in this day and age, when words hold less and less value daily and promises are broken at the drop of a hat. Just because the year has changed on a certain day and a long, long time ago, the Romans decided good luck would come if one touched the head of Janus, certainly does not mean I will participate. I will be like the Roman Christians who found the Roman January 1st revelries no longer acceptable, as that religion had become the state religion. They changed the Janus celebration to a time of honoring the Feast of Circumcision, so they would not show honor to Janus, and not be seen congregating with others who celebrated Janus on January 1st. No, I will not partake of the Christian Feast of Circumcision, but I will certainly continue to maintain steadfast to my own daily and personal promise of feeling the weight of the world, and furthering to perform those actions that weight compels me to do with what I have been given in spiritual and intellectual capacities. It is interesting that the 17th C. Puritans took this practice of January 1st one step further from the revelry the Romans traditionally practiced and homage to the Christian Feast it had become for some. They encouraged themselves and their children to reflect upon the previous and coming years as to their actions towards others, bringing the circle back to its beginning of thinking of others, and how they could personally use what they had been given in self for the benefit of others. As a matter of fact, when Purist, Jonathan Edwards, penned his first resolutions, they were personally looked upon by him each and every week, so as to maintain integrity, making them truly actions to perform throughout the year in order to assist not himself, but for the benefit of his fellow persons, as he took the weight of the world upon his shoulders and acted upon it as only he was able to do. To that end, why make resolutions each and every January 1st for self only, and not include others who are so desperately in need of your charity, your empathy, your support, your caring, your generosity and your love? Why not resolve to be, or resolve to assist in the change you want to see EVERYDAY in this world, not merely once a year because self has reflected upon it? This is what the world needs today, tomorrow and next year, and certainly not another frivolous (and, perhaps, broken) resolution that is not going to benefit anyone but self. P.S. Yes, I know not all resolution-ers break their resolutions, but we all know many are just as broken, as this world is.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:57:21 +0000
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