Of all sounds of all bells, the most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the old year. I have never heard it without a gathering up of my mind to a concentration of all the images of the past twelve months, all I have done or suffered, performed or neglected, in that regretted time. But on such occasion it is both more noble and more profitable to take a cheerful and reassuring view of our condition and that of humanity in general, laying aside futile reflections on past imprudence and mismanagement and resolving for the future to do our utmost in fulfilling our duty toward God and our fellow man. ~ Charles Lamb, English Essayist
New Year won’t do anything for us, except provide the time during which we can do something for ourselves.
Happy New Year, and I will be back with more positive thoughts on Monday, January 6, 2020.
