Happy New Year: Doubtful

Every year-end, many news organizations will provide a summary of what has happened in the previous 12 months. The emphasis is usually on the negative as good news stories seldom have the capacity to maintain continued interest. With that in mind, 2016 was a dreadful year. The level of violence around the world seems not only unprecedented but also escalating.

While humans continue to advance from a technological perspective, we do not seem to be making the same gains in personal growth. When you consider the type of violent incidents that took place around the world, 2016 was a year of inhuman behaviour. If we could only take the malcontents of the world and send them to some faraway planet, we might just be able to live in harmony. Until then, the greeting of Happy New Year will have its limitations.