~By Gasper Crasto...Kuwait / 09.10.2018
For most people, birthdays are very exciting. You plan many things well in advance to make it amazing and memorable.
I still remember when I was a child, I used to get lost in dreams from a week before my birthday; I knew my mother Mariani stitched me a new pair of pants, and a shirt.
I used to chalk a lot of things in my mind, it was so exciting that I can’t express it in words. I am sure many of you can connect with the same feeling.
No matter your age or from where you belong, you love celebrating your birthday. I know the ways can be different but that ultimate feeling remains the same for all of us.
My birthday falls on 8th Oct. Well, today I am going to share how I celebrate my birthdays...
WEIRD WAYS
Many of us love to celebrate birthdays with special get-togethers, dance parties -- with a theme, going to a favorite place, having a family dinner, pool party, celebrating with wife or parents, barbeque, bar or beach party with friends, a house party with games and dinner, taking a vacation, or having a date, etc.
Many famous people in history have had unique ways in life as well. Famous people who were probably also really weird include Socrates and Mahatma Gandhi.
I have my own unique ways too.
Well, extreme uniqueness doesn't mean you are a philosopher or a prophet, but more likely just 'mad' 😜.
The great Mahatma had an obsession of never speaking a word on Mondays, which were his designated silent days in life. Even if Monday happened to be his birth day, he never uttered a word.
Swami Vivekananda read scriptures on the eve of Christmas recollecting the sacrifices of Jesus Christ and fasted on Christmas day and his birthdays.
THE WAY I CELEBRATE
One of the few things that I do on my birthday – past 2 decades - I never answer telephone calls from anyone including my family. Well, I have to keep my mobile on for work commitments.
The only telephone call that I make on this day is a long-distance one, to my mother in Goa.
Initially, my reason for not answering phones was, I never wanted my family and friends to spend on calling me; those days the calls were few but expensive.
Nowadays calls are cheap but a nuisance. Add to it, you are bombed from all sides with wishes on facebook, whatsApp, Emails, etc.
Last many years, I have celebrated my birthdays with my wife and in-laws. And those have been some of the greatest birthdays that I can remember. But if you ask me how I would like to spend my birthday, I would definitely love to spend the day alone.
It’s not that I don’t like celebrating. The idea is simple, I want to take this day off for myself. I feel the day is all for me alone; am available 364 days for the world😉.
So I try to give myself time as if a new life has come to me in yet another birthday and I try to express my gratitude for all the blessings poured upon me by the Almighty.
Last many years, I have celebrated my birthdays with my wife and in-laws. And those have been some of the greatest birthdays that I can remember. But if you ask me how I would like to spend my birthday, I would definitely love to spend the day alone.
It’s not that I don’t like celebrating. The idea is simple, I want to take this day off for myself. I feel the day is all for me alone; am available 364 days for the world😉.
So I try to give myself time as if a new life has come to me in yet another birthday and I try to express my gratitude for all the blessings poured upon me by the Almighty.
I thank all my friends for making an effort to wish me on my birthday, and Facebook for reminding the world.