IN THIS NEW YEAR,
may you celebrate your birthday
celebrating the sunrise and the sunset
that will shine brightly with your birthday.
exponentially with your wealth
so that you can pay the bill
to get a clean bill of health.
May your blood pressure,
your cholesterol, and your flat lease
never rise,
and may your cheeks,
your teeth, and your stocks
never fall.
May you travel around Mumbai or Manila or Mongkok
during rush hours with ease,
and when you get to Mumbai or Manila or Mongkok
during rush hours with ease,
may you find space to park your car
or space to share your space
with another car.
May you live at peace with your neighbor,
your in-laws, and your colleagues,
and may the person you see in the mirror delight you
and the person others see in you delight them.
May someone love you enough
to accept your faults
and see you beyond your faults
and tell the world the virtues
that he or she has seen.
Above all, may you continue to smile,
and may your days and nights be filled with laughter.
May that laughter quicken the zeal
and rekindle the hopes of the person next to you
and lead that person to laugh and smile with you.
And if grief visits you,
may you rise above it, brave and undisturbed,
ever so confident and trusting
in the abounding grace of God.
a delightful,
blissful,
prayerful
2007.
Love,
:: Paul A.
Listen to ”Man In The Mirror” performed by Rockapella.
