WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES...
At the end of the calendar year, I tend to look back and review the previous twelve months, weighing their positive or negative impact on my life. This year, I have resolved to adopt a realistically positive outlook on events, and, to bolster that resolve, I have turned to proverbs and refranes . I found one that suits my purpose perfectly: When one door closes, another opens . I document it with a citation from New Zealand: “He’ll be sadly missed if it is the end, no doubt about that, but as one door shuts another opens, so we’ll press on” ( Harnesslink , 4 Feb 2004). To paraphrase Hermann Hesse , we must take the time and trouble to strengthen ourselves against fear, to combat the dread of the unknown and of the future, and to sustain a belief in tomorrow. Si una puerta se cierra, ciento se abren (or otra se abre ), and experience has taught me that many doors will close in 2026; yet I firmly believe that many others will open. Hope and cheerfulness are well captured by Fernan...