As we can not find solutions to our problems, we resolve to make resolutions. Promises made on a drunk December eve that barely make it through the first month of the year. (If even the first week.)
The most popular?
To lose weight.
To quit smoking.
To be a better person.
To spend more time with family.
To get out of debt.
Etc. etc. etc.
People promise these things to themselves year after year, and year after year they fail. And yet they feel obliged to begin the first day of every year, full of half-hearted enthusiasm and lack luster will.
Is it really possible to get out of debt in one year? Probably not. The average US household has $9,000 in credit card debt alone, add a mortgage to that and you are insane if you think you can get out of debt in one year. Especially since most of us are underpaid.
If you need to lose weight then you are probably over weight, which means you are not a big fan of the gym and ARE a big fan of McDonalds; so your chances of really losing any significant amount of weight during this year are slim. (jejeje.)
Quit smoking? Why? Smoking is cool. We all have to die of something, right? So you might as well just die a slow, painful death from Emphysema, gasping until your last breath.
Now, let’s see, “Spending more time with your family,” I imagine that if you don’t spend time with them now it’s because you probably don’t like them too much and therefore prefer to spend every single moment you can at your office. So let’s be honest, that resolution is really a throw away. Who needs family when you’ve got Excel spreadsheets!
And lastly: Be a better person. HA! The lazy-man’s resolution. You really can’t think of anything else you’re willing to commit to do, so you decide to just announce to the world that you will be a better person. Again, if you need to resolve to be a better person it’s because you are a bad person. And if you’re a bad person then you’re probably lying about wanting to be a better person. BUSTED!
Don’t make resolutions. Find SOLUTIONS. Fix what you can, learn to live with what you can’t.
lol!
And might I add: LOL!
A new side of Lali’s writing! La réalité de la vie.
Each day you intrigue me more and more.
I read this a few days ago and laughed….now I’m not so sure it deserves the initial smile. I hear a lot of emotion here – possibly personal frustration? People are generally weak self-centered beings that generally try to conform to the norm in a social situation – making the resolutions seem straightforward. What if you truly didn’t care about the opinions of others and could focus on your own desires and dreams instead? I admit I’m not there yet – but that was actually my own resolution for the future…..did you have a resolution Lali?
I really enjoy your writing…..I’m just unsettled by your break of the norm.
Lee
Lee: So nice to hear from you! Let me tell you, not caring about what others think and focusing solely on your own desires is the ideal for all humans. It’s the only way to live your life “your way”. This is a big goal of mine as well as making myself happy before worrying so much about making other people happy.
) Thanks for stopping by. I hope I’ve ’settled’ you a bit! I hope you can also realize that it DOES deserve the initial smile because it was written in good fun! (Perhaps I read to much Voltaire growing up!) Please smile, it’s all quite harmless, PLUS, I wouldn’t want to lose a faithful reader!!!
Don’t be unsettled, this article is simply a break in norm for me, to prove to myself (and others) that there are many sides to my writing, to my brain and to my sense of humor.
This was written as pure Satire and I hope you can read it as such. My days of being a cynic are behind me, that’s why I can joke about it…
Cheers!