Happy 2010?

Well, I guess we all made it through the night, and we are now in the reality of 2010. Having watched the celebrations in London, and having done our ritual of standing on the doorstep and turning our money over for better fortune, it is clear the world has slowly changed where I am. It used to be that we would stand, glass in hand, and wish our neighbours a 'Happy New Year' whilst we all listened to the ships hooters on the river. Now the neighbours do not venture into the cold night air, and the hooters are drowned out by the ever-increasing crescendo of fireworks exploding around us. I live in the dream of having things go back to as I remember them, but I am afraid it is a dream that will never be fulfilled, so I look forward to 2010 with little hope in my heart of any progress for the better. I echo the words from a recent radio broadcast, that there is only one commandment we need today and that is 'to do unto others as we would have done unto ourselves' and the rest will all fall into place!