May we all prosper

At the beginning of the year, if not on social media, at a friend’s place or simply sitting around the family table, one sets out objectives for the year, aiming to achieve them. An essential part of human nature, resolutions define our goals of being better and achieving more. More importantly, ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ are achieved through your own commitment, which implies that you don’t rely onto others to achieve them. However, the time has come for you to look at the list you set for yourself and tick off what you achieved and where you failed. If you achieved all your resolutions it means you were very cautious or that you worked very hard to make sure that list is checked off. On the other hand, there are those who wanted to impress and find themselves back at square one having to carry all their resolutions over to 2016. Resolutions are personal targets and therefore you owe no one an explanation if they were achieved or not, your only battle will lie with your own conscience. Unless of course, your circumstances made success in this regard impossible. Namibia has set certain targets for itself including poverty eradication, the establishment of food banks, infrastructural development and many more. Namibians set certain targets for themselves and we are sure that the 17 000 Grade 10s who failed, did not one aim for failure. The trick with resolutions is to work at them every day and to do so consistently. Big dreams are achieved in baby steps and hard, unrelenting work, keeping your goals clearly in sight. As the old adage goes, ‘You are not given a good life or a bad life. You are given a life, it is up to you to make it good or bad.’ The power thus, lies with you and the action, or inaction as the case may be, also starts with you. We are hours away from entering the year 2016 and all that is left to say is a very happy new year to all our readers and countrymen. May we all prosper.