Birthday

Celebrating one’s birthday can sometimes be a demonstration of one’s ego. Just check out on Simon Cowell’s recent 50th birthday where images of his face was everywhere : projected on the wall, on the cake, waiters wearing masks with Simon’s face etc.

Emphasizing one’s birthday party launches the message “Look, I was born on this day, I am special, let’s celebrate! Me me me me me…” but what is there to celebrate? To drink to one’s birthday also indicate the praising of his arrival into the world. But what is so great about his arrival? Most of us hasn’t contribute much to the world except consuming its resources.

Maybe the only person worth honoring is our mother. In order to bring us to this world, she endured 10 months of hardship, further sustained tremendous labor pain and trauma.

So our birthday is not really about us. It should be an occasion to show gratitude to our mother who gave birth to us. No amount of birthday cakes can repay her but we can start by giving our love.


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