1. Think and act
positive: We know that a well begun is
half done and a robust beginning sets the tone for the days to come. All
wise persons say emphatically that to think and act positive in all situations
brings splendid results for us in whatever sector we are engaged in. We
normally maintain very good mental balance besides our physical health.
We seldom lose focus and direction and are firm believers in trying our
best to achieve the set goals. Enjoying the journey of life, good or not so
good, becomes our basic character. In fact, we are successful in finding
solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems even in adverse circumstances.
The people around us get influenced, inspired, motivated and benefited knowingly or unknowingly. World famous company Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs
was actively and firmly practicing the “think and act positive” principle.
2. Stay healthy and motivate
others too: It is our prime duty to do our
best in order to stay healthy, both physically and mentally, especially after
the traumatic phase of the pandemic. Without being in good health, whatever we
wish to achieve in our life is just very difficult, sometimes just impossible.
When we are sick, our productivity at all places goes down, we are
compelled to incur medical expenses, and the whole family including the patient
goes through an avoidable phase of stress. On the contrary, by staying healthy
we not only perform well and enjoy life better but also look after our family
especially children, ladies and senior citizens in a far better manner.
Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to add more healthy inputs – be it diet,
exercise, sleep, workplace engagements, yoga and meditation and so on, in our
daily routine. Not only this, we should try our best to motivate and inspire
people around us towards this end as nobody can remain healthy for long
if he is surrounded by sick people. All of us have experienced this during the
period of Covid-19 pandemic.
3. Remain Young: Everybody wants to look young, but only by looking
young or remaining young by age parameter can really be termed as being young.
In fact, leaving aside the age factor, it is necessary to possess certain
qualities to be truly called as young. According to many social reformers
including Swami Vivekananda, youth means to place your firm confidence in
yourself and exercise your hopeful determination and resolution. He is full of
enthusiasm, energy, confidence and creativity, has a strong character and an
enormous appetite for learning new and good things, and is always ready to
fight against the social evils and also to serve his motherland in all
respects. Let us take a vow at the beginning of the New Year that we would
review and evaluate our engagements and performance from time-to-time and
continuously improve ourselves to remain young in the true sense of the term
and consequently always contribute significantly towards the progress and
development of our country besides our own.
4. Build and value
relationship: The inner urge to build, value and maintain
relationships is very important for self-development and for enjoying life. In
Indian culture and tradition, we have been talking about the whole world being
our family. It being so, we relish and cherish togetherness in our family,
society and country. In fact, it is one of the few very important leadership
qualities. This is the reason why in management institutes and in the corporate
world people are made to learn and appreciate the multi-dimensional value of
relationship management. If we go through the success stories of widely
successful and acclaimed people all over the world, we find them very good at
building, maintaining and nurturing relationships and thereby solving many critical
problems easily and living a more fulfilling life.
5. Maintain peace and tranquility: In a country
like ours which is the second most populous and the biggest democratic country
in the world and where there are many languages, caste and religion, it is
absolutely necessary to maintain brotherhood, peace and tranquility for the
all-round progress of the country. To ensure this in practice, personal and
public discipline together with excellent law and order machinery are a must.
Helping others in need and distress is a basic human quality which everyone
should practice in day-to-day life. This helps create an environment of
goodwill, trust and empathy. Undoubtedly there are a handful of bad and
anti-social elements whose prime agenda has been to create social tension and
unrest through different means. Not falling prey to their nefarious designs and
misdeeds is the first step we should take. We know that law of the land deals
with these unscrupulous elements appropriately, but the job of law enforcing agencies
becomes easier if we as the responsible citizens of the country do our duty of
cooperating with them in maintaining law and order, particularly in abnormal or
adverse situations.
Believe me, by taking one or
more such small yet life changing resolutions and practicing it sincerely
during the next 365 days in 2023, we can definitely register personal progress
besides contributing well for the good of our family, society and country. Only
then we become really entitled and happy to say “Happy New Year” to one and
all.
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