May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your
cardiologist, your gastro-endocrinologist, your urologist, your
proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your
gynecologist, your mechanic and the IRAS.
May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks
not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your
cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not
rise.
May you find a way to travel from anywhere to anywhere in the rush
hour in less than an hour, and when you get there may you find a
parking space.
May Sunday evening, December 31, find you seated around the dinner
table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends,
ushering in the new year ahead. You will find the food better, the
environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure much
more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that
night.
May you wake up on January 1st, finding that the world has not come
to an end, the lights work, the water faucets flow, and the sky has
not fallen.
May you ponder how did this ultramodern civilization of ours manage
to get itself traumatized by a possible slip of a blip on a chip
made out of sand.
May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in
you delight them.
May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to
your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues.
May the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls until you
finish dinner, and may your check book and your budget balance and
may they include generous amounts for charity.
May you remember to say "I love you" at least once a day to your
spouse, your child, your parents, your friends; but not to chio bu
sitting next you in the bus, your secretary, your nurse, your
masseuse, your hairdresser or your tennis instructor.
May we live as everyones God intended, in a world at peace and the
awareness of His love in every sunset, every flower's unfolding
petals, every baby's smile, every lover's kiss, and every
wonderful, astonishing, miraculous beat of our heart.
A Very Happy New Year to All!