New Year

I had an unexpectedly good time at the new year party that we threw. We invited my sister-in-law and my wife's cousin. In the beginning, party started with a low note then it got to the point where we did not understand how the time passed. Our guests stayed at our place which I was quite happy to have them. Anyhow, the party was a great start for 2008. My wife and I were very tired by getting ready for our guests, but at the end our efforts paid off. 

I like having people over. Before, I preferred to be left alone, now I like being surrounded by people. I have to do this more often.  

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You know what, loving yourself is the best medicine that can cure anything. Being content with who you are and whatever you have is undoubtedly the best thing that can happen to anybody. Even accepting your shortcomings is a gift as well. I read an article on viruses that we inherited and carried within our genes over millions of years that once were deadly but now are long gone. Those viruses were once powerful enough to kill us, yet human organism managed to find a way to defend itself from that virus and encapsulate them in our genes for eternity. The article in The New Yorker was quite fascinating for me due to the fact that a disease can make you stronger like knowing your shortcomings and knowing to live with them as they are. On top of that, knowing and remembering where you are heading to in life is invaluable too. 

For all the things happening and happened to me, I am grateful. Without them, I don't think I could have been wise enough to ended up with someone like my wife. 

So, my heart goes to the mistakes I made along the way that made me stronger and pushed me toward the right path. Like the viruses still embedded into our DNAs, I am made out of mistakes that once did make me sorry, yet turned me into the person I am today.      

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Anyway, if there is any, I would like to wish the reader of this page a happy, healthy 2008.