New Year , New Challenges

THE Chinese New Year is almost coming to an end and it has been a hectic and meaningful 10 days now.Hectic as we had to go back to Ipoh and meet up with friends and had a host of dinners with friends and relatives all very tiring  but meaningful.The weather was hot but despite this it was great to enjoy a few rounds of golf .

The thing about the new Year is that your normal routine goes haywire .You sleep later but wake up at the same time and realize it or not this takes a toll on the old body.Today after everything , its back to work and its so tiring just sitting in the office.

Now that the old year is gone , we can look forward to the new and the important thing is to have the good health to do so. We are blessed as both of us are in relatively good health and are able to lead normal lives without too much of  a hassle.The children are doing well in their careers , the in laws are fine , and the grandchildren are growing up well .To be able to see this and to enjoy the changes,physical, emotional , intellectual in the grandchildren are things which money cannot buy.Too often we forget to value the things that we have and yearn for things which we do not have.That is the normal human behavior ...to want things we do not have have  whilst forgetting to appreciate the things that we have.To us at this ripe old age the most valuable thing is good health , nothing else is important.With good health you can enjoy the many things which come with it.

Its interesting and a blessing that we are able to greet another new year and sometimes a year seems a long time.But to me it is a new year to be enjoyed and treasured and also an opportunity to continue to be able to do the things we love .It is important that as we grow older to value time and the people around us and also realize that time is not on our side and whilst we have it to make the best out of it and continue to face life with hope and optimism and to enjoy what we have and be grateful for still having this opportunity.