{"id":23363,"date":"2022-12-31T14:37:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T18:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=23363"},"modified":"2022-12-31T14:37:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T18:37:39","slug":"happy-2023-to-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2022\/12\/31\/happy-2023-to-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 2023 to all!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FinalHappy2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FinalHappy2023.jpg 611w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FinalHappy2023-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi would like to wish you a wonderful new year filled with whatever your heart wishes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If she may, she would like to also wish you what she has been blessed with in 2022 (and in life in general): Friendship! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friendship can take so many forms in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, and to begin with, being the kindest friend we can be with ourselves at all times, from the moments of fun with loved ones, to times of solitude with internal trips as per the earlier post [thanks Roula :)], and to hardship in life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second,  true friends can become family. Is there anything more meaningful in life than a caring family?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, friendship is also about remaining true to ourselves, to our deepest values, and speaking our mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fourth, friendship is also about being\/remaining the most genuine &#8220;friend&#8221; we can be to loved ones; and friendly with those who reach out in times of hardship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifth, being thankful to both our faithful and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALL<\/span> the new &#8220;friends&#8221; (some are a true gift of life!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, as a friend to both herself and others, Bambi refuses to lose her humanity in life. It is in this spirit that she wishes everyone a wonderful new year. This includes those who have been friendly as well as those who may have lacked humanity to the point of indulging in lies, defamation, and\/or attempt of cancellation. This also includes those who may have lacked the courage to take the time to remain friends, even privately. May everyone&#8217;s new year be filled with the beauty of humanity and the true meaning of friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this post in music, one song comes to Bambi&#8217;s mind on new year. It is Ms. C\u00e9line Dion&#8217;s celebration of friendship (English lyrics copy-pasted from <em>YouTub<\/em>e follow the melody). Our dear C\u00e9line is right: &#8220;<em>friendship is the most beautiful country<\/em>&#8221; [<em>&#8220;L&#8217;amiti\u00e9 c&#8217;est le plus beau pays<\/em>&#8220;]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy 2023, dear friends in humanity \u2764\ufe0f! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonne Ann\u00e9e 2023 chers amis de l&#8217;humanit\u00e9 \u2764\ufe0f! \ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hymne A l&#039;Amiti\u00e9 - CELINE DION ( WHITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H5nL3Qd9PUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIf it&#8217;s a\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If he&#8217;s for\nyou<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What you are\nfor him<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The one who\ncan love you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Without ever\njudging you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The one that\nstays when the others already left you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I say that\nif it&#8217;s a friend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Then you\nhave succeeded in your life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You already\nfound the evening star<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And you&#8217;re\nnot alone anymore on the road<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s a\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Give your\nbread and your wine and your life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And do the\nworld all over again<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Like have\ndone three hundred times<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don Quixote\nand his old Sancho Panza<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s your\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tell him so\nhe&#8217;ll sing and sing with him<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friendship\nis the most beautiful country<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s a\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If he\nbecomes crazy when you do crazy things<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If he shows\nyou sometimes he feared for you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If nothing\nless than the best satisfies him for you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I say that\nif it&#8217;s a friend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Then you\nsucceded in your life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Each one on\nour side<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We&#8217;re only\nthow halves<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Together we\ngo over mountains<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s a\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Give your\nbread and your wine and your life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And do the\nworld all over again like have done three hundred times<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don Quixote\nand his old Sancho Panza<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s your\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tell him so\nhe&#8217;ll sing and sing with him<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friendship\nis the most beautiful country<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s your\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If he has\nyour laughing if he has your tears too<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If he has\nthe same angers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fill him\nwhen the earth<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>With its\ntrumpets and its wars goes wrong<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I say that\nif he&#8217;s a friend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can say\na huge thank you to life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Because it\nmade of him<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A brother\nyou choose<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And the\ncompanion of luck<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s a\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Give your\nbread and your wine and your life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And do the\nworld all over again like have done three hundred times<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don Quixote\nand his old Sancho Panza<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s your\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tell him so\nhe&#8217;ll sing and sing with him<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friendship\nis the most beautiful country<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s a\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Give your\nbread and your wine and your life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And do the\nworld all over again like have done three hundred times<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don Quixote\nand his old Sancho Panza<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If it&#8217;s your\nfriend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tell him so he&#8217;ll sing and sing with him\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/heart-40.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23367\" width=\"171\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/heart-40.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/heart-40-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 85vw, 171px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi would like to wish you a wonderful new year 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