Birthday

Breathe is the essence of life. This scientifically expained exchange of air in our body is the clock that sets the time for the existence of our lives.
Once the arms of our breathe-clock stop ,our life comes to a halt. The entire journey through the different stages across the alleys of age flash as memories and the person is gone forever, never to return. There are no repairs of this clock-of-life and it does not ever cross its validity period. So it is suggested that "we should live ,till we can live".

With special regard to the above statement, Birthday plays the most crucial role. It acts as the hour's hand as every year its ticking reminds us of the remaining ticks in our hand.

Some may consider my opinion pessimistic but, howsoever we let the game of words unfold, the fundamental truth never changes - the days are numbered; more specifically, the birthdays are numbered.

In that case it is very sarcastic to see people celebrating The Day with such vigour as if another drop was added to their puddle of life.

So what I question is the prodigal way in which this day is taken care of? Even the poorest of the poor, the most negligible of all certainly never fails to neglect it. At least a wee bit of pomp and show is followed.

I am not against the rejoicing about the arrival of a new one. But, I am against the pompousness one reflects in the name of a certain name day. The lights of these decorations do not provide relief to those who are forced into the darkness of the other side. The crackling of glasses in these feasts do not quench the thirst of those drowned into the depths of misery. The spices and recipes of these dinners do not satiate the hunger of those who have been plunged into the fire of births of starvation. The lights, the wine only add to the sufferings of these people whose mere breathing poses an insult to many.

I believe that a Birthday when everyone has a morsel and every  face a smile, is the birthday worth celebrating. We cannot get our ecstacy based on the tears of our fellow beings. The feeling of "the noble togetherness" must prevail, only then can Birthdays be of some consideration. Else as is the case, mourning the death of a loved one would find a higher priority on the Day.

Lets pledge to make our Birthdays a happier one for everyone around or let them rot as the "Days of Doom" in the backyard of our priority list.

Jai Shree Raam!