New Year | Year 2010 | Happy New Year | New Year Resolutions - Never break them!
New Year resolutions, for many, are a means to return to dignity and the reinforcement of your belief in good over evil. First of all, you have to be convinced that you have to be good. Many people take the easy way out and compromise with their values to lead a lesser life. But to stick to a new year’s resolution means agreeing fully that you have to be good as opposed to the idea that being bad is fashionable.
For starters, you can have a single new year’s resolution that you might want to adhere to, or a group of resolutions that you might want to stick to. My New Year resolution is to go green. I will wear only cotton and non synthetic clothes, go vegetarian and use as little electricity as possible. I will also make sure that all the bulbs and lighting in my home are energy efficient and will pledge to take some time out for the less fortunate.
Going green is also a social resolution, by which your entire community can resolve to reduce the carbon emissions and resort to a greener future. I will also use public transport more, make sure that there is reduced noise and air pollution in my vicinity and recycle the paper and make sure that there is no plastic in my usage.
You can decide which resolution you want to stick to. You could choose between your diet, exercise regimens, or simply take time out for the environment and attend some basic courses at BNHS on environmental factors. You can become a member of some NGO or environmental group, aside from your daily routine.
Despite all the India Shining campaigns, India continues to be a rural and backward country, so you could do your bit to donate to some fund or backward promoting cause. Better still, you could log onto Facebook and become an active member of some social cause like the cause of the vanishing tiger, or to stop domestic violence against women, or to stop child labour.
There is no dearth of causes, only if you care to look and pledge to do your bit for humanity before it’s too late.
Neha Singh
