"How many of us wished others a Happy New Year and genuinely meant it?

Did you sincerely hope that the person you were shaking hands with would have an enjoyable ,trouble-free year, maybe even a successful, life-changing year? Or was it just a case of returning the custom, for the sake of it? Oh, this person is about to wish me Happy New Year, I better say it back to them, and say it without even thinking about it. For guys, a firm handshakes and eye contact shows sincerity.

It's the middle of January and I still haven't been wished Happy New Year from my mother, brother or father. You probably wonder why I don't contact them.

Well, once a broken home, always a broken home".

                                                                                         ------------  S D, Edinburgh
                                                                                                          p.15, Metro, Friday, January 11, 2008

Once broken, always will be......