We can change the ending if we don't like it...

There are endings of many things, like life events, our health, relationship, careers etc, that we do not like. Often these becomes a major source of stress, which in turn have a negative effect on our physical and psychological health and produce a negative outlook of life. Without interventions, the downward spiral can spin out of control.

The Straits Time article in the Saturday 10 Jan 09 issue about how the extreme stress of jobs in high office such as the President of the US can cause a series of presidents over the years to age at twice the normal rate is just the tip of the iceberg. Not only does it affect Presidents and political office holders but each and everyone of us.

We need to proactively manage stresses in our lives, and often times we can try to change the endings of events. Afterall, the most popular chinese serial on Mediacorp Channel 8 for the last 15 years in Singapore, Little Nonya will screen a "better" ending tonight at 9:55pm after taking viewers' feedback that the original ending was "bad". This is unprecedented, but can happen.

Perhaps, this is a sign of things to come for us in the new year!