The "new" year...and what it means to you?

    All cultures world wide, regardless of creed, race, or background, have a "new year". The New Year is the day that marks the end of one year and the beginning of the next year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. In many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner.
    For example the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often called the Lunar New Year. Another example would be the Gregorian calendar or what most "western world" people, would call simply New Years Ever, or the end of the month of December, and the beginning of January. In the culture of Latin America there are a variety of traditions and superstitions surrounding these dates as omens for the coming year. We embrace this point in time, for whatever reason, but the question remains, Why?

-Why embrace and smear the "new" upon all things, once a year?
-Does humanity constantly hunger for revolution or drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving?

The answer, for most, may lie within the true modern meaning of the word, new. 
    Humanity has a never ending sense of fatigue, within it's generations, but always strives to create a vision of unlimited vigor. Within the ages, and revolving times that the human race has endured, has been critical times, changes, unlike any other. With these facts, a question emerges...
Does the collective whole, seek a change for the better or worse, upon each cycle of the year?

    So it may seem, the greater numbers seek positive change, resolutions, so they are called. A formal expression by a meeting, may not properly define the things those who make them, seem to think they do. The mere outcome of a decision, is supposed to be definite, not a plan, or goal. Many people think that creating a sense of resolve, around the turn of a new year, something positive should come of it. The problem one may see with a "new years resolution", after considering the leading thoughts,  could be simply understanding the way these notions are formed.

    Stepping into the unknown, could be a thrilling prospect for some, and a terror inducing prospect for others.  Perhaps the turn of the new year, and the change of ways, by resolution, is a way for the modern world to mask the fear of the unknown, and vanquish the past. The hope, that situations will turn out better, is synonymous to thinking and worrying about the future. This follows the idea that, humanity makes attempts on a regular basis, to layer falic facades upon things in life.

The ideas of a "New Year" and "New Years Resolutions", in the modern world, are simply another attempt to create a utopian society, more so, than they are true, definite decisions. Tradition itself, is by no means a negative thing, but with the ages, traditions have dwindled meaning, the point is lost, like a game of "telephone" between friends. A new year, the end to a beginning, may not be a beginning at all, except for the attempts made by those who seek resolution. Who are we to feel, that these ends, should lead to new beginnings, simply due to the fact that tradition itself teaches us to?

What does the "new year" really mean?
Why mask the unknown, with fallacy?

The new year... is only new, in the sense of: inexperienced, unfamiliar, unknown...

So, step into this new year, with fear, become comfortable with the unfamiliar, and then and only then, may the changes promised, be and easier transition.