Resolution for a longer life

 

It is next year again. How time flies! And why not? After all, one year is only 31,536,,000 seconds. Seconds move fast,  er..well, with only one exception, that is, when you sit in front of your pc! There, the passing of 5 seconds seems so slow! 

It is time to make resolutions for the oncoming year. Resolutions are made to follow, to make you a better person, or at least make you feel a better person, 

Well, I did not make a resolution last year because of the very sad occurrence of the passing away of my beloved mentally challenged, Down Syndrome son. It had affected me greatly, me, being so attached to him,  always sitting beside him when I am at home, and he, even at the age of 33 years, cruelly not given the ability to talk, and adding to it, having a mental age of 3 years, so innocent, so unknowing of the things of the world. The poor child, being unable to talk, sufferied  silently and pitifully of a stomach ailment (the doctors said it was a chronic colonic tb) for the last several weeks before his departure, My only consolation was being told that Down Syndrome people were fated to depart at a young age.

Okay,  let us come back to the resolutions matter. I realize that I am a bit behind in  observing strictly the traffic rules and regulations. A few bad moments on the roads have  brought me to this conclusion. Also, my observations of others' unfortunate traffic incidents, that I think can also. occur to me has convinced me that if I want to live a little longer unscathed, then t must make this resolution of subjecting myself to the disciplines, rules, and regulations of the Malaysian traffic system. Here, I am enclosing a few of the traffic rules I took for granted. 

Firstly, I, sometimes being a restless person,  have been taking for granted that yellow lights of the traffic signals are for speeding before the red light comes on! Ha ha! And, the flickering red lights are there to urge  me to move on before the green lights emerge! Well, I am now sure that if I keep on doing this, then one day, I will be obliged to see one more light; the blue of police beside me! 

Secondly,  I must not drive too close to a car,  especially at a roundabout, as it will stop suddenly when you least expect it, and then there will be a C.R.A.S.H...B.A.N.G!...and subsequently a free stage show for the mysteriously sudden congregation of human beings, and the unwanted time-wastage and financial inclinations. 

Finally, it is regarding the motorbikes at a junction. When you have stopped at a junction and when you see a motorbike about 200 metres away on the left or on the right of the road in front of you, don't ever think it is still far away and cross the road. Boy! Many times, I have seen a bike passing by at the tail of my car when I was just getting across to the other side! That's how fast some of them ride nowadays,  the motorbike riders! 'Patience is virtue' fits me nicely here. 

By the way, talking about resolutions, our Malaysian Communication Ministry has made a resolution of sorts. From  next year, it has resolved to make it safe for the youngsters of Malaysia to use their mobiles or other Internet devices. The Ministry requires  social media  platforms like tiktok, x, YouTube, Facebook, and the likes, not to allow the usage of their portals to  children under 16 years of age. So account registration will be a must.

Jocularly, my mobile also has a resolution of its own! It is 1080x2400. And I am comfortable with it. Ha ha ha! Happy New Year!