New Year, New Resolution

The tradition of the New Year’s Resolutions goes all the way back to 153 BC. Janus, a mythical king of early Rome became the ancient symbol for resolutions and many Romans sought for forgiveness from their enemies and also exchanged gifts before the beginning of each year.

With the new year, comes new hopes, new goals, new lives and new resolutions. A New Year’s Resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. Most of us have our own list of things we want to achieve, or if not, change. Popular modern resolutions include the promise to lose weight, or quit bad habits. Others are value-related such as vows: be more patient, improve self-esteem, and be more productive. Such resolutions express moral ambitiousness of a person wanting to improve his or her self and life. But no matter what these promises are, we plan to fulfill these resolutions for the rest of the year.

The question now is, how many people revert to these resolutions at the end of the year and reflect whether they have achieved these goals or not?

Happy New Year!!