When the clock strikes 12.

I ask my friends "Let's count down guys 1 min to twelve!" staring at the stars.

No one did.

I got this queasy feeling that I was using my mind to push the seconds on the clock and forcing it to run faster rather than letting it flow.

Fireworks decorated the starry night.

Happy New Year 2017!

Yes, I had the best time ever.

But wait, No magical beginning or end.

I questioned and reasoned, what makes the new year so special?

Spending time with your best friends? Getting that New Year kiss? Being high? Going to one of those fancy New year eve parties? Special phone calls?

Not.

Or is it the other way like..sleep through it and treat it as just a change in those 8 numerical digits? Toss out the old calendar and replace it with a new one? Make resolutions? Wish random people?

Nope, has to be more than that.

One thing for sure. I'll grow an year older.

Who am I? ..

I got so used to thinking about this question and wondering about the big picture, it barely baffles me anymore. I couldn't come up with a straight forward answer for it till now. What does everything mean? How will the passage of time answer this question? And, how will our new experiences and people we meet shape our character and define our personality? Is the information and excitement we seek excessive and pointless? Will it pollute our brains or bring peace to our souls?

Does it matter? We are all going to die one day.

Are we a product of God's imagination? Other people's thoughts? Our intentions and imagination? Your actions? But, everything can change in a second.

Remember that time.. Getting lost in a good book, talking a long walk by yourself, eating that delicious dessert, goosebumps you get while watching your favorite movie, listening to that one song, those butterflies in your tummy and how time stops when you think of your crush, late night phone calls, lol'ing and blushing like an idiot while texting, never failing to run out of imagination to dream about that perfect future, praying with all your heart before an exam or for the recovery of a loved one, that adrenaline rush when you a take a step to follow your passion, bouncing back from failures, that sudden or long awaited success.

Yes, the list is bigger, you get it, Live and Love your dear life in all its complexities and simple pleasures. Stay unconditionally happy.

You beautiful piece of breathing being, you deserve a beautiful life :)