It's a new dawn,
It's a new day,
It's a new life,
For me,
And I'm feeling good.
For many of you, the lyrics of the song ‘Feeling Good’ can inspire you into the new year with great optimism. In a world that seems to be in perpetual self-destruction. A world that appears to find new ways to galvanise its inhumanity. A world where greed and intolerance have become virtues for some. A world where hate replaces love, anarchy replaces peace, injustice replaces righteousness, and a world where violence is seen as a legitimate first step to ‘reconciling’ difference. It can be difficult to get up in the morning and feel good.
However, for me regardless of any immediate issues or problems around me, around the nation or around the world – I wake up feeling good. Some might think this is madness, but for me feeling good is a state of mind. As an individual there is a limit to what I can do to change the world. I may strive to affect change via Kapil’s Khichadi, or via my public speaking, orvia the daily tasks one performs. The easiest thing I can do is to affect change within, so that how I see the world around me is seen througheyes that seek out the nuggets of gold from the rubbish of human envy.
Yes folks, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me, and I'm feeling good in 2024.
2024 will bring forth utter madness in the UK as we work towards our general elections. Keir Starmer appears to be running away with the election, but will Jeremy Corbyn and the Muslim community throw a spanner in the works anddismantle Labour’s plans for total victory? Time will tell.
For PM Modi the future looks bright. He represents a global leader who puts nation first. Whilst I have often questioned the rate of change over the past 9 years, there is no doubt that PM Modi is a breath of fresh air not just for Bharat, but also for the world. In 2024 with the inauguration of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, he sends a signal to everyone that India is Bharat first. The ills of the past, the corrupt narrative of history written by invaders will be corrected, and the true custodians of Bharat will rise up and lead the world into a new era. I am feeling good, of course I am.
This dharmic energy affects the world as wellin a positive way. A brush with PM Modi and the PM of Italy, Giorgia Meloni has become a fan. Other leaders in Europe who have mischaracterised India are now seriously looking at their own imperial prejudicethat gets in the way of them being on the right side of India.We hear that President Emmanuel Macron took less than a second to accept the invite from India to attend as chief guest of honour to mark India’s Republic Day.
No sooner will Shri Ram Mandir be inaugurated; PM Modi will travel to Abu Dhabi to inaugurate the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir. For the MiddleEast this is a genuine crossroads in history. Whilst Abu Dhabi leads, the rest of the Middle East lags significantly with many nations openly hostile to India and Indians. Maybe this seed of love, peace and reconciliation can encourage the growth for better relations between nations.
In America, a nation of extremes, the madness continues. Will President Trump 2.0 be in power? The answer is yesif they allow him to stand. As it is, every public institution is currently engaged in every tactic to stop the former president from standing for the highest office. I suspect the drama has just started. Will President Trump be feeling good in 2024? Time will tell.
Israel has shown the world, enough is enough. It has given a response to the Palestinian terrorists that redefines the scope of what a nation can to do to defend itself and its people. India should take note, as should India’s neighbours!
In the age of Kali, we muststrive to find our own nirvana. Feeling good is a state of mind. Whilst everything around us goes mad, it’s up to us to seek out the shoots of positive energy. Be the changeourselves and do our karma with steadfastness.
A happy new year to all of you. Have a great 2024.