Birthdays
Where I work, there's a lot of people, and the past few months have included a lot of their birthdays. We normally have a small collection to get a little gift etc. and we all gather around their desk and wish them happy birthday.
It's a nice practice I think, but recently I've been noticing the whole "I'm not telling how old I am, I hate getting a year older!" thing and I'm just wondering why everyone has that reaction to ageing? Obviously I'm still young and older people will probably tell me to wait till I'm their age then see how I feel, and maybe they're right, but to be honest, I don't think it will bother me. People seem to be so worried about getting older and closer to death that they forget to actually live and I want to say this to them:
Try looking at your birthday from another direction. Instead of saying "I'm a year closer to death", why not say "I'm a year further away from the beginning". Being a year further away from birth means you've been alive another year longer doesn't it? Isn't that a truly wonderful thing? A lot of people in the world weren't so lucky in the past year. A lot of people died this past year, but you weren't one of them.
Instead of saying "Today I am another year closer to death" why not say "Today I get to see my friends and family again" or "Today I get to tell my spouse that I love them"?
Why not say "Today I get to learn something"?
Why not say "Today I get to listen to my favourite song again"?
Why not say "Today I get to see the sky again"?
Just for this one day, why not just let yourself forget some of your troubles and really take note of the small pleasures in life that we normally take for granted? Just give yourself one day every year.
Wake up and say "Today I am alive".
Where I work, there's a lot of people, and the past few months have included a lot of their birthdays. We normally have a small collection to get a little gift etc. and we all gather around their desk and wish them happy birthday.
It's a nice practice I think, but recently I've been noticing the whole "I'm not telling how old I am, I hate getting a year older!" thing and I'm just wondering why everyone has that reaction to ageing? Obviously I'm still young and older people will probably tell me to wait till I'm their age then see how I feel, and maybe they're right, but to be honest, I don't think it will bother me. People seem to be so worried about getting older and closer to death that they forget to actually live and I want to say this to them:
Try looking at your birthday from another direction. Instead of saying "I'm a year closer to death", why not say "I'm a year further away from the beginning". Being a year further away from birth means you've been alive another year longer doesn't it? Isn't that a truly wonderful thing? A lot of people in the world weren't so lucky in the past year. A lot of people died this past year, but you weren't one of them.
Instead of saying "Today I am another year closer to death" why not say "Today I get to see my friends and family again" or "Today I get to tell my spouse that I love them"?
Why not say "Today I get to learn something"?
Why not say "Today I get to listen to my favourite song again"?
Why not say "Today I get to see the sky again"?
Just for this one day, why not just let yourself forget some of your troubles and really take note of the small pleasures in life that we normally take for granted? Just give yourself one day every year.
Wake up and say "Today I am alive".
VIEW 9 of 9 COMMENTS
You are either young in spirit or your not, sadly many people are old in the mind! :/
carry on as you are and don't pay any attention