A New Year Is Like A New Car

I imagine that most of us, when we purchase a new car, try to keep it scratch free as long as we can. We know the inevitable is coming, whether we accidently scratch it with a key or someone who parks next to us scratches it when they open their door. We know the scratch is coming, but it would be nice to go a long time without a scratch.

A new year is like a new car. Wouldn’t it be nice to go deep into the year before we scratch ourselves and others? Wouldn’t it be nice to be nice? Wouldn’t it be nice not to say the stupid unkind self-centered word? Wouldn’t it be nice not to have the selfish feeling or thought? Wouldn’t it be nice to go deep into the year without acting like a fool? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be perfect!

Alas, it is not to be, at least for me. I can’t even drive the car off the lot without scratching it.