New Year

New year, new resolutions, new goals. Always the same thing every year right? Everyone posting on Facebook about how much 2012 is gonna rock, people making goals that seem pretty unreasonable, and there is always those people who think the world is going to end. Don't get me wrong, I will enjoy new years the same as the next guy, but I don't get the people who think that much is going to change. A new year is just a rotation of the calender. You've lived through the same thing multiple times. Reason to celebrate? Why not. Reason to go into a frenzy? Not so much.
I would first like to talk about all the hype and pep of the new year. I don't really get why everyone is going to think that this year is going to be any better than the last because of the monumental change in the last digit of the calender. I can people setting goals to make this year better, but when it comes down to it, you count down with a bunch of your friends to just wake up the next day feeling normal. There is not exact star and moon alignment that shines down on you to make this year be the best year ever.
Now, the goals. I make goals too, but there are always the people who take it a little bit too far, and then they get disappointed. I heard a quote the other day, which I do not agree with, but it made me laugh pretty hard. It was, "I've found that if you don't make goals, then you're never disappointed." Again, I don't agree with that, but it's pretty funny. Some examples of goals I've heard are" "This year, Justin Beiber is going to follow me on twitter.", "This year will be the best year I've ever had.", and other things along that nature. Goals are Good, but be careful not to make one that cannot be accomplished.
Finally, the main topic that comes with the year 2012. Is the world going to end? No. But I think its cute when people do. I mean, what's going to happen? A huge earthquake is going to destroy the whole world? We'll be hit by a giant meteor? The world is not going to end. People think that because people need to believe in things. That's how we work. But just in case, I'm not going to do my homework December 26th, 2012.
To conclude, I think that New Years is fun and entertaining, but people shouldn't make more of a deal about it then every other holiday. It's another year you've survived, which is good. But it is also just another rotation in the calender. You have the same knowledge as the night before, and life goes on, which also goes for the topic; the world is not going to end.