Thanks for every single birthday wish. Thanks to for every single thing. Thank God that his mercy and grace is on me that I may celebrate my 17th birthday. Thanks to my family and friends for existing. =) Well, birthdays aren't important. What's important is that we know that we have an impact in our friends and family. We know that our birthday is not to have presents and gifts and wishes just to gain popularity or fame or acknowledgement from friends to boast. Birthdays is just a day, on the our personal calender so that we remember the BLESSINGS and LOVE that God has given to us - our friends and family. Blessed birthday to myself =). Thanks again. For every wish or even thoughts in your mind that you wanted to wish me.
If you were to ask me what's my wish. Nothing in particular. Mostly the wish that I want that is priceless. I could not be wished for but only could be earned.
Well, practically. My wishes and desire are already here. Right now. Being alive and breathing is the greatest gift of all. Without life, we could not enjoy and appreciate or even feel the things around us. We lose perception. Awareness.
Everyone has birthdays. Everyone wants great present and wishes to come reality. In our heads, sometimes it's more about receiving than giving. Normally, if you are observant, those who are"LIKABLE" and "popular" will get the biggest birthday surprise with all their friends to celebrate for him/her. What about those who are less popular? What about those who are less fortunate, less appealing in appearance, less blessed without many friends and family? They don't get great birthdays. They're discriminated. Left out.
I really encourage everyone of us to look around us. A simple effort on talking to a person(especially those who are lonely, less sociable, basically those who are discriminated and lefted-out by social groups) counts. A simple "hello" counts. Obviously with a sincere and kind heart of saying it. Don't just say "HI" without meaning it. Don't just ask: "how are you?" without concerning and be passionate to know what is happen in another person's life.
We often live in our comfort zone. What is so hard to greet those who are left-out? Is it because they are fat? Ugly? Less sociable? Weird? Come on, they're humans too. How would you feel if everyone around you passes you by without acknowledging you?
We always want to be liked by everyone. We try to please everyone by saying things that compliment, praise, sweet-flowerish words that everyone likes to hear. But when it comes to correcting, encouraging, and rebuking others, nobody wants to do it. Nobody wants to correct their friends because everyone is just afraid to offend. Afraid to lose their "Fame" and "Popularity". We discuss it behind our friends back, judging them, reactifying the problem, criticising them. When the question of, :"So, who's going to tell him/her about this problem?" Nobody wants to. We dare to talk about it behind him/her, confirming the problem, talking about it, but nobody just want to get their hands dirty. Are we afraid, ashamed, fearful? Or are we just being SOOOOO SELFISH because we CARE more for ourself than for others. We judge others so that we can correct others, to make others improve. Especially those we call best friends and family.
So please, my ONLY WISH is that we could be humble, loving, and kind enough to greet and talk to those we have not talk to in our class, during tuition, etc. Correct those we love. We judge them not because we want to criticise them/put them to shame. It's out of love and kindness we tell them. Hopefully, they will understand and change.
Please don't put on a mask and say:"I'm too afraid to correct others, especially my best friends, because I'm afraid/ashame."
Best friends and family members suppose to be honest to one another. Don't put on a "selfish-egoistic" mask.
Thanks for reading.
God Bless.
