Wishing Happy New Year to All!

I wished New Year 2007 would bring Peace and Prosperity to the people living all over the world. Last night I had a nice dream. I dreamt people all over the world were singing John Lennon's song “Imagine”.

Perhaps I had the good dream because I watched New Year coverage of CNN before I went to bed. The coverage was so lively and interesting that people were feeling happy welcoming new year 2007. The New Year count down programs around the world was so fabulous and good it would not be forgotten till next year.

I heard many songs while watching the coverage. Among all the songs that I liked most was Imagine, which is my all time favorite.

You can imagine now how happily I had gone to the bed last night. Each and every part of my body was energized and waiting for the new dawn with positive events.

I thought while I was on bed the wars and insurgencies around the world would end and there would be no more blood shed. The people all over the world would not have any problem to recognize the difference of opinion as a democratic value and accepted human rights and there would not be any need of wars to decide the differences. While thinking all positive things, I felt asleep and started dreaming that every body without any discrimination was taking part in a big party. There was nothing except peace, happiness, and enjoyment.

However, my dream was short-lived. I was awakened with telephone ring. I answered it and was shocked with the news that the grand child of my best friend died. What a bad wake up in the New Year 2007. The baby was born on Thanks Giving day

I then could not sleep at all with such horrible news. Then I was restless and wanted to read or see something good. However, I could not find any good news rather so many bad ones. Among the bad ones I gave attention to the news of an Indonesian passenger plane carrying 102 people disappeared in stormy weather on Monday, and rescue teams were sent to search in the area where the aircraft sent out a distress signal.

My second attention went to another news item that an angry mob clashed with police near New Delhi on Monday over the grisly discovery of the remains of 17 people, including a dozen children, who had been missing for years.

And the last but not the least, a young boy who tried to copy hanging scenes from the execution video of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein died in central Pakistan.

The death of so many people is a regular act of nature. However, I could comfort myself a little bit looking at the bigger picture. Every one who has come to this world has to leave one day sooner or later. I know it is so easy to tell this reality, but at the same time so hard for those people whose loved ones are gone. Only time can heal them.

I can do nothing but wishing. May New Year 2007 Bring Peace and Happiness to All!