Crackers are going off everywhere to usher in the New Year! Here in Manila they are peaceful, although it starts smelling like a war zone already at 10 pm.
In Bangkok seven bombs have interrupted the celebrations today.
In Baghdad and other cities in Iraq, people keep dying without need.
Sadly, violence continues to plague our world in many places. Humanity doesn’t seem to learn and move forward.
Thirty-four years ago my history teacher taught us in school that history showed that people don’t learn from history. Mahatma Gandhi said that the world has enough for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed.
A sad note… there is only one way forward, a much better way to greet the New Year. That is to reach inside us and let our best qualities shine and come out.
Let’s forget anger, greed, and envy, and make place for genuine happiness. The world will never become a better place unless we all do our bit, personally.
When I will lit off the fireworks in 2 hours time and wave sabers of sparkles with my daughter, it will be to celebrate all the good things that 2006 brought us, from within and from outside of us.
Today’s wine is a toast for the best to come out, now and in the new year!
Photograph: Drinking wine and being merry, let the best come out.
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