2009 - another year passes by

2009 for me isn't just another year passes by. It's an year that left some deep marks. It touched my intellect more than ever. I still do not know how to describe this feeling but only after losing *so* much I realized what all I possessed for years without knowing and only after touching the height of sorrow I was filled with supreme empathy. Is this is the only way we learn lessons of life? May be yes. And today looking back, only two words stayed in mind for the most this year - "Thanks & Sorry".