As the day passes from morning to afternoon to evening, i feel that after all its just a day..its an important day, no doubt for the person concerned but for the others, its just a day..
Childhood was a wonderful time..when birthdays seemed like an all important affair..distributing sweets in the school..being showered with a lot of attention for being THE PERSON of the day!
Having frnds over for an evening together..anticipating and getting birthday gifts..playing musical chairs..and other games..cutting the cake..and generally having a gala time
And now the scene is entirely different..u wake up in the morning realizing that its another year added to your age! mornings are spent offering prayers to the god almighty..the rest of the day is spent receiving bday wishes from everyone..and before u realize the day comes to an end..
With never ending work schedules and always busy lifestyles, time is the most precious commodity..gone are the days of simple pleasures and carefree fun..now its all about office, work, meetings, clients..and the list doesn't end here..
When one is young, one looks forward to growing up and being able to live life on his/her own terms..spending money..living a life..and when u finally get into that phase u suddenly realize that unfortunately the only thing that has changed for the better is the fact that an empty pocket has now been been replaced with a wallet..otherwise things have actualy become worse..
No evenings with frnds..no celebration of the simple pleasures of life..no vacations..no new things to look forward to..just a mundane routine that has to be followed to the T
Bdays, anniversaries are just routine days..which are spent much in the same fashion as any other day..no enjoyment..no fun..just a realization that times have changed..and so have people..gone are the days when everyone wud have so much time to have fun..now its just about having enough time to sleep and eat!
May be, in the due course of time, one gets used to the routine..may be one ceases to feel special on these occasions.. may be one realizes that certain things in life have to change with changing circumstances..
But the eternal dreamer in me says that one day the lost glory of birthday celebrations will be restored..may be one day i will again feel the same joy that i felt in childhood..may be one day, the times which have gone by, will come back..may be, someday things will become as beautiful as they were years back and birthdays will become a whole lot of fun again..lets hope they do..
