i always admire morrie's attitude at his apporoach to life. when i first read "tuesdays with morrie", i was greatly amused by what he said, "we should embrace aging".
today, i have finally realized that to attain the level of maturity which morrie had obtained or to get any nearer to it, it is an extremely formidable task.
i don't understand why so many people look forward to their birthdays so much, think they are too eager to receive wishings and gifts from their friends ba... i don't understand why people like to make a big hoo-ha about their birthdays as well,like wanting the whole world to know that it's your birthday or some sort.
anyway, i didn't feel quite happy today because it means that i am one year older, i feel that i am aging (haha)... think about it, it is like more than 1/4 of my life is gone and to reflect upon the 1/4 of my life, i feel that i have done nothing much. what's worse, i feel guilty of wasting a lot of my parents's efforts, time and money for failing to achieve what i supposed to achieve. and this sense of guilt became more intense today. on this very day 19 years ago, i was delivered into this world in the expense of my mum's 9-month suffering, my parents' fear of an inevitable operation to articially bring me out of my mum's womb and the pressure and the uncertainties faced by them for having an abnormal child who came out buttock first (normally is head first).
after thinking the countless things that my parents have sacrificed, the chances given to me by my benevolent parents for doing things wrong, the invaluable things that i got from them in these 19 years, i really would like to thank my mum and dad for giving me what i have had and providing opportunities for me to become what i am now. 真系多谢晒!
for those out there, please don't be too obsessed with your celebrations and joyous mood during your birthdays, think of the sufferings they went through for just giving birth to you alone and please feel thankful for what your parents have given you because our birthdays should be a memorable day for them,
and not for us.