The New Year, as we celebrate now, is a very conditional and relative phenomenon. The earth continues to revolve around the sun and it never stops, not even for a moment. In other cultures, including in our pre-Christian pagan faith, New Year is recorded as being on a different date that has the same purpose as January 1st.
Christmas has been more important to me for many years, which, just like Easter, is an opportunity for us to meditate and have a new beginning in our lives. Especially now, during this short and meaningful post-revolution period, meditating on several questions would be good. As it is known, the Bible lists seven deadly sins- pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust. Sometimes, I look at that sad list and am convinced that those seven sins are unique for all sinners across the world, including myself.
But during the post-revolutionary period, two of these sins are especially committed frequently: envy and wrath, “Yes, now we will get our complete revenge on you.” It is not important who “we” are in that case, or who “they” are whom we need to get revenge on. If you ask me, from a spiritual perspective, that us vs. them separation is also relative. It’s important that jealousy and anger become brotherhood and humility. Let the state- law enforcement and the courts- deal with the rest of the problems. I first wish that I will be free of hatred, evil, jealousy, and envy. Then, I wish this for all the people of the world.
The path to that is through reaching internal peace, in my opinion. What happens to me has no universal meaning. One day I could be in a good mood, and the next day in a bad mood, one day, it’s possible that I will be in pain, one day I’ll be fine, one day I could achieve something, one day I could lose something, some days I’m upset, and other days I am joyful. This is all normal. It’s not necessary to blame anyone for that, and it’s also not necessary to treat that too seriously. Those are waves that rise and fall on the ocean, and it’s important that the ocean is peaceful. We need to experience joy from everything in life, no matter how difficult or easy that is. And we need to experience joy from everyone in our lives, alive or dead, no matter how impossible that seems. We need to seek the possible in the impossible. And that is what I wish for everyone.
Aram Abrahamyan
