The friend stopped celebrating his birthday, pestered him with questions why he was doing this.

The question of modern man is more and more often raised. celebrate. On the one hand, this is a great reason to have a good time with loved ones, have fun and be in the spotlight. But on the other hand, to arrange a celebration is not always desirable. Is it worth it to turn a birthday into a holiday for everyone?



Birthday has ceased to be a holiday for me in my childhood. I remember how my parents and I would go to visit one of our relatives every time. A table full of delicacies and a dozen and a half people behind it.”

“Women clap in the kitchen, rub their glasses and consider whether cutlery is enough for everyone. And men tell jokes, argue about politics and impatiently reach for bottles with murky contents, Olga recalls.



My childhood passed in the 90s, when treating myself to delicious and unusual dishes was already equal to a holiday. And although those days are long gone and now there is no need to impress others with your holiday, but a similar picture I see today.

“Every young mother competes with mothers like her. Trying to arrange the child the brightest holiday, give the most expensive gift, bring guests to the best restaurant. And although the child may not want it at all, but the parents have their own opinion. And they consider it their duty to have a feast.



“A friend of mine feeds his family potatoes and pasta on weekdays. But on holidays they go to an expensive restaurant. I wondered if, instead of carpaccio salmon, it would be better to eat fresh fruits and vegetables every day. Is it better to distribute the budget evenly? A friend thinks it's no better. Because, according to her, “weekdays are weekdays, and a holiday is a holiday.”



“It seems to me that happy and intelligent people do not arrange these ostentatious celebrations. For them, every day is a celebration. And the birthday is not knocked out of the general background either due to delicious food or due to loud music. If the holiday is in the person himself, then he does not need to create some external contrast on his birthday, Olga said.



The Dalai Lama’s statement here is quite apt, the statement of the Dalai Lama, who once stated that his own He doesn't celebrate birthdays.. Why? Because this day is no different from the others.

Moreover, this spiritual leader believes that every new day is also a kind of birthday. When a person wakes up in the morning, everything is new and unknown. And here you need to try to make this new day bring something big and important to a person, so that he lived for good.



Of course, there is nothing wrong with the fact that a person arranges a holiday that he enjoys. But should you force yourself to do this on your birthday just to surprise everyone with a bright and unusual celebration?

Are you celebrating your own birthday? Tell me in the comments.