time is continuous so wtf is a new year ? & wtf do we celebrate on dec 31st ?
Do we move to a new world in the new year ? or does the earth start moving around another star in the new year?
Its the same life again, the same 365 days, same months, same seasons,so why are we excited about the new year or the new millenium?
may be its all in the mind. If i look at all the mundane facts ive listed above I realise they are because my mind says they are.
Its so surprising that a 'new year' which is just a mental concept is accepted with such gay all over the world. Its so difficult to know whats in the thoughts of people around us, we talk about misunderstandings, but everyone happily accepts a non existent happy new year..
or may be its the beauty of change. We need different numbers for different years to locate discrete periods of time in the past. while the world is still the same, the same seasons, the same months, its 2007 and not 2006 & yeah 2007 is diff frm 2006 atleast in the number. hmm..so may be its the change that excites all of us atleast in representation if not real. cos our minds can make our representation real.
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Well....going along the same lines...why on earth do we celebrate any other festival? Christmas?? Diwali?? Birthday of Jesus Christ? Return of Lord Rama? So what?? Time is continuous..its going to be the same 24 hrs on these days as well... daybreak... sunrise...afternoon..sunset...
nightfall....just like any other day...same hours same minutes and same number of seconds...so why do we get excited about these festivals?? for something that happened years and years ago? or for something thats only a myth and may have never happened at all??
Maybe its all in the mind...Its just a mental concept framed by someone no one knows who...and everyone happily takes for granted that these days are to be celebrated as special occasions...
Or maybe its the beauty of celebration itself....we always need a reason to celebrate our joy...while the day may have the same hours, minutes and seconds, its the coinage as a 'festive occasion' that excites all of us if not of any real significance...coz our minds can attach real significance to those days!
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