happy birthday to you~

there's this one restaurant, i don't remember what it's called, but it has a special for graduates and birthdays.

and i remember i was a little offended by that because i felt that...why are birthdays celebrated on the same level as a gradation? you work hard as hell to graduate, at almost every level, but on a birthday you just survive another year. at first, i saw it as almost a slap to the face.

however, i thought about it some more. and then i realized that...surviving is HARD. and you have to endure and survive in order to get your degree.

and i thought about it even more. and then i realized that everyday, we face millions of things that can potentially kill us. not eventually, but immediately. it's amazing how we even live through the night.

and after even further thinking. i realized that life is extremely precious, and deserves celebration. and that it is an accomplishment to remain alive, to take our first gift and still utilize it the best we can.