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| Sunday, January 4, 2004 |
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| Sunday, January 4, 2004 |
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Ninety per cent of the resolutions are such that they are bound to fail. So here is a guide to making New Year resolutions which are bound to be successful. On drinking: Never say "I will stop drinking". Only resolve to leave either soda or ice in the future. On corruption: Never decide to leave corruption completely. Only decide not to accept bribes amounting to less than Rs 1000. On morning walks: If you have resolved that you would be out for a walk in the morning every day at least for an hour, the chances are that you might do it religiously just for two to three months. But if you decide to walk for five minutes every day inside your house — that is from the bed to the bathroom and from the bathroom to the kitchen and then to the lobby — you will see that your resolution is a success. On studying hard: Many students promise themselves that they will study harder and get a better percentage in the next exams. I think instead of increasing their study time they should concentrate on how to lay their hands on question papers which have been leaked. On the home-front: If a husband resolves to devote more time to his wife, it is probably the most difficult of all resolutions. Instead he should make a resolution to take less interest in the neighbour’s wife that would automatically make his wife happier. |
"I’ll
stop drinking from January 1... I’ll devote more time to my family...
I’ll generate Rs 50 lakh this year... I’ll not touch cigarettes this
year..." these are a few popular New Year resolutions. Most people
make New Year resolutions and forget them immediately. Some try to
follow them religiously all through January, others start wavering in
the first week of January itself.