Here's the best New Year Card I received —

Does wishing

“A Happy New Year”,

make any difference to our New Year,

other than renewing social bondages?

Why not replace our wishes with some concrete steps

to make this world a better place?

A little action may be better

than thousands of wishes.

Let each of us make a New Year Pledge to contribute

towards elimination of

Religious bigotry,

Senseless superstitions,

Irrational believe,

Hatred of other societies,

Greed,

Poverty,

Hunger,

Malnutrition,

Illiteracy,

Ill health

and
Discrimination

on the basis of 

religion,
race,
nationality,
caste,
colour
or
gender.

On the 1^st day of January 2012,

I will complete 81 years of my life

and at the beginning of my 82^nd year,

I pledge that:

My age will not deter me from hard work

towards achieving my mission.

Now that I have relatively less time

and more unfinished work,

I will work harder.

I will follow in the footsteps of

Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Faiz

to strive for peace and harmony.

I will endeavour to eliminate the rote system

by encouraging inquisitive and analytical minds.

I will propagate information and knowledge

for a well informed mind to make better decisions.

I will donate all my savings and future earnings

for the service of humanity.

[My cadaver has already been donated

for transplant of organs
and for any other medical purpose,

without going through any so called ‘last rites’.]

  

Rashid Latif Ansari


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(Thank you Rashid Bhai!)