There is so much fervor of New Year's Eve Celebration. So much that in the eyes of a 10- year old boy, it borders from amazement to sheer repudiation to skepticism. Yes, people's attitude to new year celebration have changed a big lot, over the years!
He (my son) further inquired, "Papa, why do people make countdown parties on New Year's eve but not on Christmas Day". Frankly, I answered in a haphazard manner. I said, because people favor the ushering of a new year to the celebration of Jesus Birth.
Reflecting back, I would have answered - "celebrity rather than spirituality is the name of the game" or "Practical and cultural rather than scriptural, I suppose. "
I had a better chance of reflecting on this event once more. What better way to end the year than reflecting further from air supply songlyrics-'in the eyes of a child'.
When you look to the past for life's long hidden meaning
For the dreams and the plans made in your youth
Does the thrill to achieve match the warm hidden feeling
That lies so still and lives in you
In the eyes of a child there is joy, there is laughter
There is hope, there is trust, a chance to shape the future
For the lessons of life there is no better teacher
Than the look in the eyes of a child
You've found the place to walk the path you've chosen
You'll never miss the world you've left behind
When life gives life, it's happiness unbroken
When you give love, it's love you'll find
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