Starting Trouble

What about New Year resolutions? Of course forgotten! But why forget? What a question! It’s easy to forget: Cruel to remind! That’s right. Almost any reminder is cruel. It’s himsa, pure and simple. And we are all for ahimsa, Though we may not practise it— Outside this domain. But there’s this starting trouble. Almost all of us seem to have it— Except perhaps Napoleon And some crazy people like him. Cruel reminders are to blame! Then, why not think of kind reminders? A resolution often turns on emotions, And emotions evaporate. Then a cruel, if impotent, reminder! A resolution fueled by feelings, Remains stable: A New Year resolution excites me, That’s my emotion. I feel happy about the resolution. And that’s my feeling. My resolution lives long. I’m not excited at all— About my resolution. Well, that’s another story! So, no more starting trouble. Bon voyage!