Why do we celebrate ourselves on our birthday?
OK hear me out. Our birthday is day we got introduced to this world, no work no effort on our end. Our mothers pushed us out after 9 months. Then why do we celebrate and take gifts when we didn't really do anything
A chance to look back and reflect on the past and decide about the future? Ponder over our hits and misses over the last year? And/Or just an excuse to find an occasion to celebrate with our loved ones.
Toph56
Stealth
a year ago
Had the same thought.
Now I realise it’s an excuse to connect with friends / family. I make it a point to call a few of my friends on their birthday - at least I talk to them because of that. Same for family and friends - opportunity to get together with people that I care about. I can say organising a dinner for a friends birthday and can expect people to make time for it and come vs. saying hey been a long time, let’s meet and it doesn’t happen.
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
a year ago
Adulting things 😂
Toph56
Stealth
a year ago
Yeah getting over laziness and inertia once a year 😂
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LooseGoose
Stealth
a year ago
It's a celebration of surviving one more year. Mortality rate was very high few decades ago.
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
a year ago
That makes sense
Because we wouldn't have achieved anything if we weren't even born in the first place
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
a year ago
Some don't achieve anything even after being born, ye kya logic hua yaar
Being born is the first and an important step to achieving something.
It's basically like celebrating marriage even though the marriage/ family has just begun and we don't know if it will be a good one or a bad one
On face of it -yes right question
But look deeper and people celebrate LIFE
To be alive is it itself a celebration
Grub96
Student
a year ago
I don't. Stopped celebrating since 9th grade.
To remind yourself that life is slipping away and you're not getting any younger. Pull your socks up and do something to be happy-ish
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
a year ago
🥺
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
a year ago
Not against the event, but we are celebrating the wrong person here imo
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