Happy new year. Why?

I am unable to fathom the sudden rush of messages wishing me a happy
new year. Call me a cynic but i dont get it. I wouldn't mind it one
bit if at the end of two thousand seven people had said it had been a
jolly good old year for in some ways it was. But what of two thousand
eight? We had a global meltdown a terrorist attack and many more
tragedies with no signs of things getting any better. How can the
clock ticking over into a new date wish all that away? I have no
problems with folks using it as a reason for revelry. Do so by all
means. I would even suggest that people start celebrating every new
day or for that matter, every new minute. Just dont be so naive or
expect me to be the same when you wish that a simple inevitable
event will suddenly make everything better. If the year is indeed good
for you, come back to me in december and enthrall me with tales of how
good the year was, over a few drinks and i'll join you in proclaiming that it was indeed a happy new year. But till then, please keep the wishful thinking away from me. For those who have spent the last minute in reading this, i wish you all a happy new minute.

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