It's two days past my birthday. Kind of strange that these days it's the insurance agents who send birthday cards. Not that there were no well wishes; at least there were two SMSes, and a gift from a colleague of ten years - a wallet (haha! Fancy that I've never carried one all my life, and I got one for my birthday. Well, got to start somewhere, you know).
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Being born on the second day of the year isn't a very great feeling, really. It's too close to the New Year and everybody's busy celebrating the countdown on New Year's eve till the next day. Then it's back to work or school, so usually my birthday is largely forgotten by my friends and passed over silently.
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So what do I wish for the year 2006? World peace? The world seems to be going into pieces, judging from the increasing natural disasters, diseases, and ethnic violences (and that includes terrorism). So it's unlikely that a year will ever pass by peacefully. We like to say that children always make a mess of themselves, but we adults are no better. Look at the world situation and you'll agree: pollution, de-forestation, nuclear testing, and so on...
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Maybe I should wish for another flood (like that of Noah's day) to clean up this whole big mess we humans had made. Nah, that's not going to happen. The rainbow is God's guarantee. But if we don't wake up from our folly, I'm sure God has something far bigger in store for us. And I can assure you it's definitely not going to be a pleasant birthday surprise.
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*Sigh*
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