During the school times one of my teachers used to say that if someone is lazy on 1st January, he would remain lazy for the whole year. During those times we used to remain awake till midnight to feel the ushering of the New Year. The greetings were exchanged at the first available opportunity.
Maturity makes one treat 1st January as any other day of the year. This 'New Year Day' began as usual. The alarm rang at 3.55 am. As usual it was quite a challenge to come out of the quilt and leave the bed. As usual a good amount of effort was required to accomplish the hot water bath and pack the body with double layer of clothes. As usual the Gurbani-recording was played from the phone.
While listening to the Gurbani, brooming was done in the house. This activity is seldom done by me . But who would wish to remain lazy and inactive for the whole year? Apart from that it is a heart felt desire that from 2015 onwards corruption and inefficiency should start getting broomed out of Delhi, and then the whole Nation.
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