Koreans
have a curious new-year custom. Desiring to forget unpleasant things and make a
fresh start, each person determines what bad habits he would like to eliminate
and what past deeds he wants forgiven. Then he writes the names of those evils
on a kite and flies it high into the air. When it is almost out of sight, he
cuts the string. As the “paper bird” takes a nosedive and disappears from
sight, he thinks that all his faults and previous transgressions are forever
removed.
Guilt of
your wrongs isn't the same as changing your ways. There is need for an abrupt
redirection in lifestyle and actions before you can make something productive
out of your guilt. Have you offended someone? Guilt of your wrong is conscience
speaking; getting up to make right the wrong is what would make the difference.
If indeed
you are done with the past, the future has plenty of room for change. However,
you need to be that change - in action...not just in words of making new year
resolutions.
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