new year's eve

New Year’s Eve used to be a time for celebration. New Year’s Eve used to be a time when everyone would put on hats and buy noise makers and together as a Nation would watch the new day bring in the new year. Millions watched thousands watch a ball drop down as the last minute of the end ticked away to the new. There was singing and drinking as they welcomed this new beginning, filled with new promises and new hopes. This was a happy time. There was confetti and kissing, and everyone would sing.

There would be resolutions. The people would set a goal for them to reach sometime during this new year. Losing weight or quitting smoking or cutting back on cursing. Goals to make themselves feel better or look better. They would use this celebration to jump start the change they wanted to make.

New Year’s Eve used to be a time for celebration. But not now. Not on December 31st of year 3. Not when we are all about to begin year 2. Not with only 36 months left until the end of the world.