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My first thought was that this year was a year of change. Of turning points. Of first times. Of upgrades. I graduated, I began singing on stage, I got a new job... My room, my wardrobe, and even my PC has had major overhauls... I started putting hot sauce on pizza...
But then, come to think of it, every year is a year of change. Every day is a day of transitions. Every moment is a turning point.
When I was six, there was this one day when I was playing with one of my brothers. For some reason I can't fathom at the moment, we were dancing an "interpretative dance" to the tune of We May Never Pass This Way Again by Seals and Crofts. Basically, we were just doing hilarious steps and jumping around and laughing like crazy in front of our mom's mirror.
I remember that, at one point, I wished that I would never grow up. But not just me. I wished that nobody would grow up, that nothing would change. I wished that everything would stay the way that it was.
It was a common wish, I know. And we all know that it'll never happen, because we weren't made to be something so mediocre. No matter how "great" we are now, God has an even greater plan for us. We all have a great destiny, and it'll take a whole lifetime to fulfill it. Every day is simply a stepping stone towards that great future. We all know that. But most of us, myself included, usually want to cling on to the present, especially when we're having fun. We want to stay as we are forever, and never leave our comfortable situations.
I think it's because we're overwhelmed, at times, by the responsibilities and expectations we have of ourselves. We're overwhelmed by pressures such as "I should be graduating by now" or "I should be making this much money" or "I should have lost this many pounds".... when, actually, we shouldn't be. We should take it day by day, moment by moment.
"Every journey starts with a single step," so the saying goes. And the journey is continued by step after step after step, all the while with our eyes on the goal, and at the same time, the path we walk on. It's a hard task sometimes, especially when we have a long way to go. But by the grace of God, we can do it.
Learn something new every day.
Relish each hour.
Make every minute count.
Treasure each second.
That's what I'll try to keep in mind for the coming year. I don't know what lies ahead, I don't know what changes I'll undergo. But I'll just be in faith and take it one step at a time. And then, by the end of 2007, I'll look back, and I'm sure I'll go, "Wow, God, you sure brought me a long way!"
