Tonight - as we watch the fireworks and have a few drinks to bring in a new year - many will wonder what is in store for us in 2011.
Is the recession finally fading from the scene, or will disturbing events in Greece, Ireland and many other countries morph into a collapse of world finance ?
Will the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ever end - or will the hostility between Israel and the Palestinians - and between Islam and the rest of the world - flare out of control and lead to world war three ?
On the home scene, will jobs become more plentiful - and will the cost of basics such as electricity, gas and water spin further out of reach ? And then there is the ever present threat of mortgage interest rates taking the roof from over our heads.
We live in a troubled world and there are fresh threats on every front. The world population is soaring past seven billion people - and there is a doubt that the food supply can accommodate that many . The science people claim that global warming will change the weather pattern and we can expect more droughts and severe storm activities.
It seems that 2011 paints a dismal future ahead, but we can gain some comfort from the fact that every new year down the long lane of history has been beset with potential problems - and we have survived them all !
Perhaps a truism from a past year sums it up well. " Life is not meant to be easy " !
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