CHARMAIN NAIDOO: After 2017's crazy ride, let's hope for a year of stability
'Almost every person I have engaged with in conversation about the New Year has mentioned how disruptive 2017 was - especially in terms of the politics in our country'
I say Happy New Year to everyone I meet until January 15, which my dad used to say was the cut off point. In the middle of January, he’d say, the 15th to be precise, the New Year has begun (people are back at work, schools have re-opened, builders are back on building sites) so saying Happy New Year is obsolete. I've been saying I hope 2018 is our best year ever. And then, because I’m curious, I asked the people I wished a Happy New Year if they were glad to be rid of the Old Year.An aside: I’ve always wondered why we wish people a merry Christmas, or a happy birthday or Happy New Year. Wish means to feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot, probably will not, happen. So, we start off with the premise that a joyful, fun filled, fulfilled year is really not on the cards. It’s just something we wish might happen – that we hope will happen. How then do we shift that energy and make our greeting to welcome in the brand, spanking new New Year into something more...
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