Tete-A-Tete With The New Year!

Every story has an end. 
But in life,every end has a new beginning.

2016 is about to bid adieu, leaving a few good memories, some unfulfilled promises, incomplete resolutions (that will be renewed in 2k17) 

And if there's anything I wish I could do, it would be a tete-a-tete with the upcoming year.

And if that happened,it would be something like this.

I had pre-acquired an appointment with the in-demand upcoming new year 2k17.

It's acquaintance were heard saying that it has been keeping very busy these days, now that it has to take charge after its predecessor's retirement.

I knocked the door of 2k17 at the exact time. (Punctuality is must when you are meeting someone so important) 😜

"Come in!"
Was the answer from within.

A young, energetic fellow occupied the chair within. 
The energy he radiated was infectious.

"I'm keeping really busy these days. Coming straight to the point, what do you want to talk about?" 2k17 asked.

I was alarmed. I hadn't prepared for this sudden question.

"I don't know." I mumbled.

There was something I wanted to tell 2k17, but the exact words were still amiss from my mind.

Maybe 2k17 understood my nervousness.

He said, "Being under me will be an entirely new experience. Tell me beforehand if I can help you in anything."

Making my mind, I began, "can you be kind?"

2k17 shrugged his shoulder.  
Asking an year to be kind was something impossible.

"Excuse me?" He asked.

"I mean, can you try and not be ruthless, difficult, tough for all those people who are eagerly waiting for you. It will make their life easy. "

2k17 nodded and said, "I will try. But life's not supposed to be easy.
An easy life isn't a synonym for a good life. Difficult times shape you for something better." 

I hadn't thought this. 
Gaining my lost confidence, I rushed to my next request.

"Can you keep everyone in the pink of their health? This world's better without sickness and visit to hospitals."

2k17 stared at me for a while. After another minute of silence, he said, "that's not my department . Health is totally in the hands of the beholder."

I was disappointed.

"Okay. But at least you can keep people who are close to me always with me. Deal?" 

Silence again .

"Change Is the only constant. And for the count, I never separate people. It's the department of misunderstanding, distances and dishonesty.
And yet I hear people at the end of the year, saying, "This year I lost xyz."
"This year abc fought with me. " 
Why am I blamed?"

I thought hard. 
Of course the new year had nothing to do with whatever happened in our life.

"Anything else?" He asked.

Trying my luck for the last time , I said , "it's going to be an important year for me. Completing studies, competing in examinations, and securing a job will be struggling. Any chances of you making it easy?"

I half hoped to hear a yes.

"There's no shortcut to success."

I sighed.

Of course, none of the "new years" that came had anything to do with our happiness, success and health. It Was just our thoughts, that maybe the next year would be better.

In reality, everything depended upon our actions.

Good actions yielded great results.

If we were good to us, the year would be good to us too. 

Maybe I had got my lesson.

I got up to leave when 2k17 offered me a glass of coke.

I smiled and raised a toast to the upcoming year.

"Here's to new beginnings!"

Happy New Year!!!