Daniel Restaurant - Perfection at a classic table
"New year, new life!": the recurring statement of hopeless belief that all problems vanish and the perfect life begins from one second to the other (literally). The acknowledgement that each person is the root of most of his/her problems is a waste of time. But the answer seems to be believing that the ticking of that particular second has more implications in our life than anything else. A new opportunity to do the same old thing, hopefully, in a different way. I was done with that long ago. Living through the 31st of December into the 1st of January is so much worth of a celebration as living through any other day into the next. To celebrate that second implies to celebrate every second of our existence. We can certainly do that. We should do that, in fact. But there is no need for empty bank accounts and exploding livers. So, I do not make "new year resolutions". They usually last as long as the time needed to empty a bottle of champagne. I make daily resolution...
