days and dates
i don't think this post belongs in this blog. but oh well.
i think i owe quite a few people birthday presents and all, and it got me started on wondering why such events were so significant and relevant to us. in reality, it is only but the marking of another year of existence; an alarm bell sounding out to us in the form of gift wrapped presents that we have one year less to live.
why the presents, and celebrations? why the cake and the wine? why the lunches and dinners? (pardon my cynicism; you know you'll get used to it.) what does the signifier signify? is there really cause to celebrate? each passing year you know you've lost more - friends, youth, the life that runs through your veins.
it is just a day. any other ordinary day. it is a day where people were born, are born, and will be born. there is nothing much unique about it, is there? you share the same birth day as many other people. nothing sets you apart. you are but one of 6 billion people in the world. that leaves an approximate average of 1.6 million people that share the same birthday as you.
but with each passing birthday and year, you know you've lasted one more year on this earth. you know that you exist in time, and you have the ability to make a difference with each day of your life. you realise that you feel emotions running through you, and you're so lost, but realise there is safety, comfort and solace in the arms of a loving God and Father. it means that there's still time to save the ones you love.
though it means you've been through more and lost more, you know that you've gained as well. you've seen more places, learnt more about the world and the human condition. you've made more connections with people, some of which turn into friends, and maybe more. it means you've made more people smile. it means that you've made the days of more people.
more than all that, it means you have not yet reached your destiny.
12:35 AM
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