What's the big deal? We live in a world that's creeping up to a population of 7 billion earthlings. that means on average you have almost 20 million people celebrating their birthday on your day. What makes you so special to have a big party and call it MY DAY.
Well... I'll tell you..
why did people start celebrating birthdays? How the hell should I know? that was a LONG time ago and probably impossible to trace back to its origins, but let's go with some ideas that i DON'T think were the initial reasons..
"oh yeah.. you were born today.. let's have an excuse to party and spend money!"
or..
"you're getting older and closer to dying, let's distract you with some CAKE"
or..
"why WOULDN'T everyone think the day I was created the most important day EVER, yes dammit take some time out and celebrate ME"
well.. in truth I'd like to think that the idea of celebrating your birthday came from a better place.. and that's from the place of self-appreciation.
ok so you share this day with about 20 million people worldwide, but I think the general agreement was that once a year, celebrate YOU. Buy yourself a gift, something you've wanted but kept holding off buying. Enjoy a day in the style that I like to call "get out of jail free". Basically do whatever you want, take on every dare, talk to that cutie you've been eyeing, go streaking, eat that second serving of cheesecake.... and when you get in trouble simply say "but it's my birthday!"
I don't think birthdays were created so everyone else could see how special you are.
I think birthdays were created so you could give YOURSELF a break once a year and enjoy the awesomeness that is you. An excuse for yourself to BE selfish, pamper yourself.. why not? it's just one day in the year. and knowing you you're probably working yourself to the bone, stressed, depressed, or exhausting yourself with family, friends, children, work obligations and basically hating the fact that you need at least 6 hours of sleep and wished you could survive off 3 cause there are just not enough hours in the day. Or the people that are depressed all the time cause their lives didn't come out exactly the way they wanted it and just live their lives in a trance of BLAH.
Maybe back in the day, someone wise said... "we're gonna be a reckless species. We're gonna hurt each others' feeling and we're not even gonna take care of ourselves that well. So maybe what we need to remind everyone is that it's ok every once in a while to make everything about YOU."
Don't be one of those people who doesn't celebrate their own birthday. Buy that thing you want, be around people who make you smile, and above all else ALWAYS have cake on your birthday and make a wish before you blow the candle. WHY NOT??
Cause everyone knows that the most important person who needs to know you're special IS you.
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