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The Gratification of a Resolution
Posted by Jonathan | Filed under Culture
Well, I’m only 5 days late to say Happy New Years to everyone. The holidays have been a whirlwind of events with 3 different Christmas celebrations, a visit from my Dad to meet his grandson for the first time, a New Years party and a new job. It’s been an exciting 2 weeks.
Now that the new year is upon us it’s time for everyone to make their resolutions for change. Resolutions have become a joke in our American culture. Instead of a list of goals we wish to achieve, the majority of people see them as a list of the first things to fail on in the new year. I think this view of resolutions is based on many factors, but on in particular is our view that we have to achieve these goals immediately. Our society wants instant gratification in whatever it does and resolutions are now different.
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