New Year? It's just another year

All people make resolutions for the coming of new year. It has always been like this. Of course, there's nothing wrong with one's hoping that the coming year will bring greater happiness. And I hope everyone realizes his or her resolutions.
For me, New year is just another year, though. It's not so special, but I do hope I can perform better in my life. ^^
It dawned on me, a bad news I received from my debating mailing list, that a person named Rajan Rishyakaran from SMU Singapore passed away just this morning. As I am curious to know, I googled him, and I can tell he was a great debater. His blog was cool and it's so sad to see him pass away in a road accident. It must be shocking for his family as well as his best friends. Who could have told this incidence would happen? Long time ago, the wise man Solomon said: “I returned to see under the sun that the swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor do the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do even those having knowledge have the favor; because time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11) Indeed, unforeseen occurrence befall us. We never know what will happen to us tomorrow, cos we are like a mist appearing for a little while and then disappearing (James 4:13) .
Thus, I believe, we all always have to take precautions, and do better and improve ourselves of human being, and for me this is connected to our search of purpose of life. I always wanna have meaning in my life. Whatever we have right now, knowledge, wealth, all these are just interim, and if we pursue these all, our life won't have a great meaning, will it?
I wish I can improve myself to be better human being. A long run yet always a great resolution to go.