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Suggestions for the New Year,
and Every Year
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Marry a person you love to talk to.
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
When you say, "I love you", mean it.
When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Think quickly but talk slowly.
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others;
Responsibility for all your actions.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
Spend some time alone.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Trust in God but lock your car.
Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
Learn the rules then break just a few.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
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Most importantly, believe in fairies |
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Auld Lang Syne
by Rabbie Burns (1759-96)
( Robert Burns)
Intro
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
For auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp,
And surely I'll be mine,
We'll tak a cup o kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine,
But we've wander'd monie a weary fit,
Sin auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl'd in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin auld lang syne.
And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne
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auld lang syne = "old long ago".
better is = "times gone by"
be = pay for
braes = hills
braid = broad
burn = stream
dine = dinner/ evening time
fiere = friend
fit = foot
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gowans = daisies
guid-willie waught = goodwill drink
monie = many
morning sun = noon
paidl't = paddled
pint-stowp= pint tankard
pou'd = pulled
twa = two
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Auld Lang Syne' was originally set to a different tune but the publisher rejected it so Burns set it to the one commonly sung today, which the Japanese claim as their tune.
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