Onto a New Chapter, New Year

 

*"An individual human existence should be like a river—small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being." — Bertrand Russell*

Russell’s image of the river really resonates with how I view the narrative of our lives now. In our ‘early chapters,’ we are often obsessed with pacing.

It is so easy to fall into the trap of treating reading like a scorecard, focusing on how many books we finish in a year rather than what we actually absorb.

However, as the story progresses, the prose slows.

We realize the goal isn't to race to the ending or to rack up a higher count than the person next to us, but to understand the broader theme. Like a classic novel, the resolution comes not from speed, but from connection.

I’m done with speed-reading through books—or life. I’m learning to enjoy the slow-burning chapters now, accepting that profound pleasure doesn't come in an instant; it unfolds.

And since every day is truly the first day of the rest of life, I see no reason to make a fuss just because the calendar turned a page.

So far so good. Cheers while it lasts.

As 2025 ends, may we close some chapters with courage, leave the empty pages behind, and step into the next story a little wiser, a little kinder, and far more hopeful.

Loved Bindus post and agree:

What I’m taking forward from 2025. 

This year taught me again, “if your gut raises even the smallest of alarms, listen. Listen deeply and well.”

Also, the year of truly ‘Letting go and Letting God’. Praying there is no relapse 🙏

Wishing all of you peace, joy and dreams 🙏😍

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With a heart full of gratitude, I thank this year for its lessons and grace.

May 2026 unfold with peace in our minds and joy in our everyday moments.

Wishing you abundant health, steady prosperity, and gentle strength.

May the coming year bring happiness that is deep, lasting, and shared.

As yet another calendar year comes to an end, let us infuse every moment with hope, every day with gratitude and every night with dreams. 

May all our needs be fulfilled, and our wants awarded as per God's will. 

Wishing all health, happiness, and prosperity in 2026!

 Happiness Humesha 😊