Happy 2006!

To everyone around the world,
A moment of silence to reflect on the passing of the old,
A moment of silence to welcome the coming of the new.
At this turning point, we embrace a new day, a new year.

Let us try to become better people,
To be more understanding, more compassionate, more human.
Let us try to see not just the faults in people and things around us, but to recognise everything and everyone the way they are.

We can try to change the world and everyone in it,
but ultimately we can only change ourselves,
Change how we think, how we behave, how we talk.
One little effort to improve ourselves, and we will notice that we are less troubled, less chaotic and less burdened than before.
And such change can be infectious.

May this new year, and each and every moment of it, be filled with happiness, peace and harmony, wherever you may be.