It is 11:25 and jess and i cant sleep. I asked her what was on her mind and she went off about the concept of birthdays. "its just a reminder of you being older and you should act older-it sucks" Jess said.
We agreed that after your 21 (legal drinking age) you should really stop celebrating them. We all know when the new year comes that you've survived another year on earth and that life will move on. So wouldn't it make sense to stop celebrating them?
Another thought is that we only celebrate them for the gift factor. Its an excuse to buy things and boost the crappy economy. That along with Christmas, Valentines day, Halloween, Fourth of July and Saint Patricks day. Each day- and most for that matter- is designed in a way that convinces a customer to buy a product, that without, would mean you weren't celebrating right. So what does a birthday really mean? Does it mean buy me a gift? give me things for free? bake me a cake with candles and let me make a fool of myself? Or does it actually mean something special. Anymore- it seems more about the material things.
What would happen if we celebrated birthdays without gifts, if we did it unmatericalistic. We would celebrate the person, celebrate there life. We would tell them how much we loved them, why we cared and what there plans were until there next birthday. The gift of time is much more precious then a toy there only gonna love for a year.
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