“I’ll be on your side forevermore,” That’s What Friends Are For by Stevie Wonder, Dione Warwick and Elton John.
Yup. Birthdays. The anniversary of you coming into the world.
Typically, on this joyous and special day, most of us would expect people to flood our Facebook walls with happy birthday wishes, some birthday wish text messages, cake, presents, food and some more cake. The day would be all about the person who was born on that day.
That’s what most of us would expect. Admit it, if not one person wished you “happy birthday” on your birthday, you would get pretty pissed (or really sad, depending on what kind of person you are). If your boyfriend didn’t remember your birthday, it would be a good enough reason for you to break up with him. If not one person posted a “HB 
” on your wall (because you decided to test your friends by not revealing your birth date on your profile), in the middle of the night, you would post a status along the lines of “Thanks A LOT guys. Now I know how much I’m appreciated. Don’t bother saying sorry to me tomorrow. You’re all dead to me.” Or something like that.
But let’s take a step back and think about this for a second people. Shouldn’t anniversary celebrations be about our victories or past achievements? Don’t we celebrate Merdeka Day to remember the past struggles of our forefathers in gaining our independence? When we were born, what did we achieve? What did we do that was SO important that it had to be remembered year after year? What did we do on that day that deserved , even demanded annual congratulatory wishes from others?
Isn’t the most deserved person to be celebrated during our birthday is the “heroine” herself? The one who struggled for 9 months and 10 days with the extra ‘luggage’ in her tummy, yeah, her. The person who cheated death while delivering the baby. The one who suffered bruises and cuts just to make sure that her labour of love see the light ‘at the end of the tunnel’. Even if the doctor delivering the baby asks her “Ma’am, the situation is critical. We can only either save the baby or save the mother. Whom might we choose, Ma’am?” and without even a pause to think she would answer “SAVE MY BABY PLEASE!!”. Isn’t this is the real “heroine”? Don’t you think that we should remember her the most each time our birthday comes a calling? Doesn’t SHE deserves our accolades the most?
So, if our next birthday comes by, (note that it’s an “if”, not a “when”) instead of asking her for gifts or treats at the nearest Resipi Rahsia or Market Ikan Manhattan, stop to think about it. Who is the most deserving person to receive a gift? Who should be given a cake and treated to their favourite meal instead?
Let’s think about it.
May peace be upon you.
Cheers!
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That’s SO true..never thought about that. but..sy tak kisah pun if org tak wish sbb sy pun sometimes tak wish dorg jugak..busy n lgsung tak hengat birthday dorg. Huhu..nice post!
hehe.. dah wat dah…
terima kasih mak..
tapi tacing gak la kan.. haha
I just wonder that y my mom ask me taht day on my birthday (on thursday)”this is for me? for mother day?” right?
i said, sorry mak,this my birthday cake.my friend bought me just now.
mom: i wish i could get one like this for mother day. can u buy it for me or just ask ur kakak to buy it then.
me:sure * dlm hati:kesian mak. because of my birthday cake she tot it was her mother day cake. i’ll buy u this morning mak!
i love you mak!
thats what my teacher told me 8 years ago. Since then never really cared if nobody wished me on that day. Thanked mom everytime it came
seriously i’m gonna give something for my mom on my birthday later. who cares about the wishes from all people around us. thanks for this entry because it really is a nice thought from you ^^
salam..
this is exactly what i’m doing since few years ago. don’t mind of not getting the wish except doa (which is the most afdal thing to get), but the most important thing on my birthday is to express appreciation and love towards my parents. ask for forgiveness also. may Allah bless u!~
p/s: nabi pesan, doa panjangkan umur adalah sia2. better doakan diselamatkan dari seksa kubur dan yang lain2 yang bermanfaat. wallahualam~
*this is exactly what i’ve been doing*..ahahaha..salah grammar…huu..
anwar hadi buat la video camne nak score dalam exam dunia dan akhirat…. bagi tip menarik tau…
Such an epiphany!!
Dah hidup 2 dekad pon tak pernah fikir macam ni. Haha
Thanks for the post! It certainly made a difference to my thinking =)
thanks for the post… now i realize my fault when celebrating my birthday.. i just remember myself n forgot the one who bring me up T_T great post!!! keep it up