New year. Never wrote anything for Christmas. Not that I celebrate it much, since I'm not a christian, nor a believer of santa claus.

What baffles me is how everyone seem to think that the new year represents a new beginning. In fact it probably stem from the popular saying that every ending is a new beginning.

From the commonly known end of life leading to the beginning of the afterlife, to the ending of the education journey that leads to the new journey of life in society. We probably are totally stuck with the idea that with endings, come beginnings.

Really. Just because we begin a new year, doesn't mean we start with a clean white sheet. Stains from the previous year will stay. Some things will never change, and others would probably only get worse, regardless of whether our new year resolution is to improve it.

Speaking of new year resolutions, sometimes I wonder why they actually exist. In simple terms, new year resolutions are aims that people make such that they have a goal and can work towards it. Obviously they aren't really bad. Unless you really wanna find flaws with that.

But my question is, aren't aims to improve ourselves being made, supposed to be made, all the time? The moment we realise we're lacking in some places, shouldn't we already be trying to improve it? Why wait till the new year?

And unfortunately, the only excuse, or explanation I can find for it is because most people, me included, are too lazy to set goals and work towards them in our daily lifes. A new year is akin to the start of a new day. Sure, we haven't forgot what we did yesterday, but what's most important is today.

In case anyone is missing the point, what I'm trying to say is, new year resolutions aren't bad, do set them. But try to set goals to improve yourself in your everyday lifes instead of waiting a year. Constantly reminders and improvement is what would allow us to excel. And working towards that in itself, is already a goal.

And probably my new year resolution =).