Well it's your birthday!:))

A day where everything must turn out to be entirely special is a birthday. No one wishes to celebrate their birthday wherein a thought like 'it could have been more interesting' lingers in their minds. We all love to make that special day completely perfect. Desires are at the peak and any conflict in it turns your emotions upside down. 

Next year is my 18th birthday. Some of my relatives are more excited than me and were a bit successful in widening the importance I held for my 18th birthday in my heart. For now, I don't hold any excitement for my 18th birthday. In fact I don't hold any excitement for celebrating any of my birthdays in future. 

I know it's quite surprising and idiotic at the same time. Who doesn't love to celebrate his/her own birthday? But why are people so inclined towards this idea? Just because you were born on that day?  But have you ever thought like this that you are rejoicing an incident wherein your contribution is entirely zero and you are actually giving huge reverence to someone else's efforts? (Wink*)

I am not against the idea of celebrating this auspicious day. Neither I want to persuade you to change your view point about it. I just want to describe my approach towards it from a different dimension. What if your desires regarding the implementation of your plan doesn't work out on your birthday? As I mentioned in the earlier paragraphs, your emotions would turn upside down. The so called wonderful day turns into an emotional disaster. What is the use of calling it a special occasion?

Birthdays have introduced a new type of pleasure that is 'pleasure of partying.' Calling your friends at home or in some club have become catchy and popular ideas. Partying or having a blast on b'day is very enjoyable and also acts as a stress buster. But at the same time, people have become too much depended on such activities. It has turned out to be some kind of addiction. Organising parties or being in a position to enjoy oneself in an expensive club leads to ego-boost. But how long can you retain happiness through such 'ego-boost?' 

Feeling happy or excited on birthday is a human tendency and celebration is closely connected to it. I don't wish to remove any unfavourable points from that matter. But according to me, one must try not to limit his/her happiness to a mere celebration which in true sense is completely superficial. Whatever the situation is, you should be happy! Whether it is a birthday, anniversary or any other event, don't let the expectations have a negative impact over your mood. After all we as a society have created this system and once we look deep into it, there will be a unique freedom that one can rejoice over. 

Once that freedom is felt, only your present will matter to you and not the red letter days!