2014: The real deal
By Pepin
So what’s in-store for the New Year? Well, no one really
knows. Even the great fortune-tellers couldn’t have the clearest vision of what
the future has for this world.
The past year brought a lot of surprises, both expected and
unexpected. There were victories and hurdles. Everyday news was barraged with shocking
stories that shaped humankind. We witnessed how these transformations changed
perceptions and lifestyles. But did we ever expect most of these events to
happen?
Nobody foretold exactly how the past year would turn out to
be. We were in a situation of waiting for the “what’s next?” We just felt the
earth shook under our feet and strong winds annihilating buildings and sturdy
trees. The next thing we knew was that there were lives lost and properties
damaged.
But even though we didn’t see things coming, we were able to
make the past a worthwhile experience. We gained resilience, courage, and
faith. Despite the mishaps, we were able to uphold human dignity, to stand firm
against corruption, to maintain the exceptional momentum of our economy, and
most of all to take pleasure from the simple joys of life. These were our
victorious quests.
We can’t see the future ahead of us. But two things are
definitely true – there will be change and it will be a learning experience for
all of us. We just need to prepare ourselves of what’s going to happen and have
an optimistic view.
