As the New Year begins today, people across towns, cities, offices, and homes pause for a moment of quiet reflection. The calendar has turned, yet the memories of 2025 remain vivid—woven deeply into hearts and minds. Every individual carries a story from the year gone by. Some are filled with pride, some with pain, and many with lessons that time itself cannot erase.
The year 2025 was not merely a sequence of days; it was a collection of moments lived with friends, colleagues, and companions of circumstance. The people we worked with, laughed with, struggled alongside, and sometimes even disagreed with, have left lasting impressions. For many, the New Year also brings change—new workplaces, new roles, or new paths altogether. And with those changes comes a quiet sense of loss. Offices once familiar, desks once occupied, routines once repeated now become memories. Everything a person once enjoyed, simple conversations, shared tea breaks, collective efforts—will be missed.
Time, as always, moves forward without mercy. The days that have gone will never return, and this realization often leaves the human heart in confusion. What remains, then, when everything else changes?
What truly endures is character.
In the end, people remember not positions or titles, but how they were treated…who cared, who stood by them, who acted with kindness when it mattered most. These are the memories that survive beyond years and workplaces. As mentioned, everyone has their own story. I, too, carry my personal story of 2025…a year that passed, never to return, leaving behind experiences that shaped my understanding of people and life.
Working in two different places during the year brought valuable experience. It revealed the diversity of human nature. There were moments when those who appeared caring on the surface carried jealousy in their hearts. Such individuals, through their actions, can leave deep and sometimes painful memories. Yet, it must also be said that all are not the same. Many people possess genuinely good hearts. They love, they care, and they make life easier for others. These are the individuals who have the power to make a year truly beautiful for those around them.
Whether in private institutions or government departments, leadership plays a vital role in shaping the experience. When an official respects and supports subordinates, the workplace becomes a space of motivation and growth. Such an environment allows employees to look back and say, “Yes, it was a good year.” But when employees are met only with cold paperwork, indifference, or unfair treatment, how can they honestly claim that the year was great? For many, including myself and my colleagues, the year that passed was not extraordinary. It was simply another year of struggle—another chapter of endurance that has finally come to an end.
As 2026 begins, hope stands before us like a fragile but glowing light. We hope for kindness in leadership, honesty in relationships, peace in workplaces, and compassion in daily life. We hope the coming year will be better—not just in words, but in reality.
May Allah, in His sweet will, erase all sufferings, heal wounded hearts, and grant a life filled with peace, dignity, and happiness. May 2026 be a fantastic year for all, written not with hardship, but with humanity, care, and hope.