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| Sunday, 15 January 2006 |
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That's Life...
by Dilini Algama As many people seem to be saying these days last year flew by at the speed of a wink oh, and before I forget, one week has already finished... Of course this isn't all they say. These kind of conversations are almost always followed by self confessions of how they didn't even feel the year passing and of course not to forget-how time flies. This is a rather ironic statement, don't you think? People celebrate the dawn of a new year and the end of a year with gala dances, dinners and all that sort of thing, but miserably fails when it comes to everything in between. The first thing they do every year is to look at the calendar and go on about the lack of the holidays. But half way through the year there is someone in every neighbourhood who will remark over the live hedge that my, my, isn't it rather a surprise, hasn't half of the year gone already? ("How time flies..."). The fellow will emerge from his house at the end of the year to say something along the lines of who would have thought, but it's already the end of the year ("How time flies..."). But of course as always you could have your share of fun saying that it has been found through scientific research that actually the earth is spinning much faster than it did last year and that they expect it to get faster each year. If you think you can carry it off you can also say that the gravity of the sun is increasing at 0.0098% every year and this is causing the earth to spin faster. The fellow will frown worriedly and you will later notice that he avoids you at possible costs. He will cross over to the other side when he sees you on the road and if you happen to join Daddy-Boy when he's having a chat with him over the hedge the fellow will say that oh dear, he left the dhal curry on the stove and he must be getting off now. You can also say that alien abductions are on the increase and according to all the research that has been conducted most people are not aware that they have been abducted at one time or the other and that when it has happened victims feel that time has gone faster because they just cannot remember what they have been up to (simply because they spent most of their time being stared at in a spaceship). You can also say that you have the name of a researcher who is looking for such victims and that maybe he would like to contact him. After all it just isn't nice of them to ruin a year of hope and promise for you just because they simply float through theirs by grumbling about how fast the year seems to be ending. This article was written to mainly to tell you that a year is a long time no matter what they all tell you. (For clarifications just ask someone who's had a crush on someone else for six months). Make your resolutions well in advance and also be sure to make another resolution that will allow you to stick to them too. Plan out all those things you always wanted to do and be sure to avoid that horrible pessimistic fellow next door when he happens to be hovering near the live hedge. May you have a wonderful new year! (Belated wishes though) |
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