Wish you all a happy 2017 and a lovely life! Lots and lots of happy new years, full of love, good life projects and happy endings... <3 I know some people here will think "Seasons Of Love" is 'cheesy' or it sucks, but this is one of my favorite songs and I think it has a good message about measuring the years of our lives. Live long and prosper. And sincerely try to be happy. I am not asking to ignore all the fuckups in the whole world, it's impossible, but to manage them and their effects in the best possible way, trying to live well, with serenity, with less hate, anger, bad feelings in your heart... :) There is a lovely Brazilian song, a beautiful musical poem named 'Samba da Benção' ('Blessing Samba' or 'Blessed Samba? I don't know the best translation in this case, sorry!) which begins with the verses "É melhor ser alegre que ser triste / Alegria é a melhor coisa que existe / É assim como a luz no coração" ("It's better to be happy than to be sad / Happiness is the best thing that exists / It's like a light in the heart"). It's true! :) https://youtu.be/BH4hKPlcDkE https://lyricalbrazil.com/2011/12/16/samba-da-bencao/ (Lyrics in English, it isn't a "wow, the best translation in the whole world!", but it's better than my translation, obviously, haha!! ;) This version by Vinicius de Moraes is pretty sweet. I love Vinicius. As he says in the poem, he was "the blackest white man in the Brazil" and talks about happyness, sadness, love, "saudade", and pay tribute to the African Gods and the black origins of samba, one of most famous Brazilian musical styles. Happy New Year!!! :D Ceci ===== Seasons Of Love - '​Rent' movie https://youtu.be/UvyHuse6buY Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure, measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets In midnights, in cups of coffee In inches, in miles In laughter, in strife In five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure a year in the life How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love Seasons of love Seasons of love Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand Journeys to plan Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you measure the life Of a woman or a man? In truths that she learned Or in times that he cried In bridges he burned Or the way that she died It's time now to sing out Tho' the story never ends Let's celebrate Remember a year in the life of friends Remember the love Remember the love Remember the love Measure in love Measure, measure your life in love Seasons of love Seasons of love​