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New Years: It is time for hope and a time for new beginnings. After all the rich food I ate during the holidays I know what new beginnings I need to embark upon. Now I love the feel of a new year. It feels like a fresh start: An opportunity to redeem past sins and try a little harder to get it right. I am eager to embrace this New Year with a positive outlook and pants that fit right. Most people make some type of resolution this time of year, but I think we should all dig a little deeper and promise to do more than just lose 10 pounds and clean the cat litter everyday.
If we look at the state of the world, we are looking at a vast expanse of uncertainty and division. Hatred and violence loom like a dark shadow over our very existence, and the need for new beginnings and hope are as profound as the division of Light and Dark itself. We live in unprecedented times, and our future will be determined by our ability to overcome the Dark and let the brilliance of the Light shine through. It is in love that we will find redemption, and it will be through love that we shall overcome.
While we’re busy fighting for the soul of mankind, let’s not forget to protect our belongings and equipment from that nasty evil called rust. That battle can be won by using Fluid Film, the light in the dark world of corrosion. (You really didn’t think I was going to write a newsletter and not mention the best solvent-free, lanolin based rust/corrosion preventive, lubricant and penetrant on the market, did you?) By making a resolution to use Fluid Film, you would be helping to eliminate the use of ozone depleting chemicals in the atmosphere as well as making life easier for yourself by utilizing Fluid Film’s long lasting properties. Heck, with all the time you save you could lose those last ten pounds AND change the kitty litter.
A New Year is an opportunity to change things for the better. Let us embrace this opportunity and let the voice of love, strength and reason reverberate throughout the world. Let us stand firm and not be conquered by hatred, weakness and madness. Life is indeed short, as each passing year reminds us. Let us strive to bring hope and humanity to a world in need and become greater than we ever could have imagined.
I thought I would end with the first two (translated) verses from Auld Lang Syne, for we shall live on and celebrate those whom we love, have loved, and those whom we have lost.
Should old acquaintances be forgot
and never brought to mind
Should old acquaintance be forgot
For auld lang syne (old long ago)
Chorus
For auld lang syne (old long ago), my dear
For auld lang syne (old long ago)
We will take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne (old long ago)
And here is a hand my trusted friend
And give me a hand of yours
And we will take of a good drink/toast
For auld lang syne (old long ago)
For auld lang syne (old long ago), my dear
For auld lang syne (old long ago)
We will take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne (old long ago)
May you all have a happy, prosperous and healthy 2006.
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