Perhaps it is true that as one gets older, birthday feels more 'normal'. It's just one of the other days.
However, I still refuse to be 'normal' on my birthday. hahaha. I think birthday is a good opportunity to review my new year's resolutions, to revise my resolutions if necessary, and to remember and put them into actions if I have not done so.
For me, being 24 gives me a different feeling. I guess because this is a gentle reminder for me that I'm officially not-a-college-girl anymore. Hahaha. It's easy to remember this age because among my close friends and me, our mothers were married or expecting 'us' when they were 24. So there's a cultural expectation that we need to seriously grow up and stop thinking about ourselves. Even though my close friends and I are not married yet, we know that we are not happy-go-lucky-girl anymore (if it means that one just needs to think of herself). We are happy, but part of our happiness is a continuous awareness that we need to learn to be a better people, to serve our parents, families, & friends in a better way, and to be wiser. ^^
It's easy to say, but it's hard to do it.
However, that's precisely the reason for me writing this thought on my blog. This is something important for me and my friends. In case any of us forgets how important it is to grow up and to be less selfish, I can read this post again and remind myself.
=)
However, I still refuse to be 'normal' on my birthday. hahaha. I think birthday is a good opportunity to review my new year's resolutions, to revise my resolutions if necessary, and to remember and put them into actions if I have not done so.
For me, being 24 gives me a different feeling. I guess because this is a gentle reminder for me that I'm officially not-a-college-girl anymore. Hahaha. It's easy to remember this age because among my close friends and me, our mothers were married or expecting 'us' when they were 24. So there's a cultural expectation that we need to seriously grow up and stop thinking about ourselves. Even though my close friends and I are not married yet, we know that we are not happy-go-lucky-girl anymore (if it means that one just needs to think of herself). We are happy, but part of our happiness is a continuous awareness that we need to learn to be a better people, to serve our parents, families, & friends in a better way, and to be wiser. ^^
It's easy to say, but it's hard to do it.
However, that's precisely the reason for me writing this thought on my blog. This is something important for me and my friends. In case any of us forgets how important it is to grow up and to be less selfish, I can read this post again and remind myself.
=)
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