Songsoptok
January
New Year’s Resolutions
SONGSOPTOK: New Year’s Eve is just
around the corner. A large percentage of people all over the world are thinking
about making new resolutions. Why do you think people make resolutions on New
Year’s Day specifically?
VERA: I think that it helps to understand what we wish for
ourselves. They are a way to fix our personal discontent. And it’s also a way of
deleting mistakes of the previous year.
SONGSOPTOK: Available evidence
shows that the origin of making new resolutions on New Year was started long
time back in Babylon – the Babylonians made promises to their Gods. So did the
Romans. In today’s society, resolutions are mostly promises we make to ourselves.
How do you explain this shift in paradigm?
VERA: I think that this shift in paradigm apparently can be
explained by the fact that for a modern man’s mind Gods became less important
than his own will to win.
SONGSOPTOK: In your opinion, is
this custom religious or social? In the country or the society you live in, is
1st January considered to be the beginning of the New Year? If not, on which
day does the New Year start? What are the specific customs, if any, associated
with your New Year?
VERA: I think that in a modern
society this is more a social custom than anything else. And yes, in Russia 1st
January is considered to be the beginning of the New Year. And the main
tradition and belief is that you are going to spent the entire year the same
way you are celebrating it. That’s why it’s very important for people to
celebrate it with a party at their houses surrounded by their whole family.
SONGSOPTOK: Do you believe in
New Year’s Resolutions? Do you systematically make resolutions every year? Are
you going to do the same this year? Why?
VERA: No, I don’t believe in New
Year’s resolutions and I don’t make any. Because I think that if you really
want to change something in your life there is no point in waiting for a
certain date to do it.
SONGSOPTOK: What, in your
experience, are the types of New Year’s resolutions do people make? What are
yours?
VERA: As for resolutions of people
mostly they want to make themselves and their lives better – to lose weight, to
find a new job, to quit an addiction, to learn new things etc. As for me – I
don’t make any New Year’s resolutions.
SONGSOPTOK: In case you are a
believer in these resolutions, can you share your experience with us? Were you
able to fulfill your resolutions? How did it make you feel?
VERA: No, I am not a believer in
these resolutions.
SONGSOPTOK: Research shows only
8% of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions. What, according to you, are
the reasons behind this low rate of success? What could be the likely causes in
your case?
VERA:I I think that people break their New Year’s
resolutions because their goals are often too complicated. People just need to
set simpler goals. I don’t make any New Year’s resolutions.
SONGSOPTOK: In case you were
able to stick to one or more New Year’s resolutions, can you share with us how
you managed to do this? In the opposite case, why do you think you were not
able to attain your objectives? What, in your opinion, are some of the better
ways to make resolutions stick?
VERA: I don’t make any New Year’s
resolutions. But the best way to make any resolution stick is to share it with
friends. To be more realistic in setting new goals. And to develop the
self-discipline.
SONGSOPTOK: Do you believe in
the feel good factor associated with making New Year Resolutions? Do you
personally feel pious come New Year’s Eve because of the resolutions you made?
Do you declare them publicly? If yes, then how did your family and friends
react to your resolutions?
VERA: I don’t make any New Year’s resolutions and I don’t feel pious
because of any other resolutions that I make.
SONGSOPTOK: There are market
segments that capitalize on New Year’s resolutions, such as health clubs. Do
you feel they have equal responsibilities in helping the pledgers to fulfill their
resolutions?
VERA: I think that people that make New Year’s resolutions and go to health clubs
are old enough to stand by their resolutions.
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VERA
DROZDOVA: She
is a Russian poet currently living in Moscow. She has been writing poems since
8 years old. She has some works published in magazines, newspapers. Some song
lyrics are released on CDs. She also released one book of poetry as an
independent author. She has won some poetry contests. She likes to collect and to read poetry books and to
meet new people.
We sincerely thank you
for your time and hope to have your continued support.
Aparajita
Sen
(EDITOR)
Songsoptok
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