TOUCHDOWN !!

So here i go knocking another chapter of my life, carrying the memories of the days when we used to pack our favorite lunch boxes with a box of candies, proud of being the one, thinking of all the wishes and considerate attention for at least a day in the school and waiting for the evening to swallow the delicious cake and opening presents at home. Nothing in this world would have made us happier than that 'very special day', Umm...I was 10 then.

Carrying the memories of the days when it changed into the most terrifying day of your life. The day you think about your friends with sandals, shoes, belts and whatever in their hands waiting for the clock to touch the midnight mark and with each tick of the clock, your heart sinking with a goddamn speed. A cunning smile on their faces and a fear in your eyes. A good round of brutality, good enough to make you swallow 2-3 painkillers with another two days of body ache compensated by a lot of hugs and warmth. It was 'the pleasure' and nothing would have made you happier than that 'very special day', i was 18 then.

And now, its the time where you want IT to be a little relaxing and a little more meaningful, a good round of food with a day's hangout and a movie, brief phone conversations, 'thank you' replies to emails, a small cake cutting ceremony and a new promise to yourself, a sense of determination. Its not like the days we used to jump like monkeys on that 'very special' day but it has tunred into a more satisfying, refreshing experience.


Probably 10 years down the line, it will just change into just a dinner with your family and friends and that too once in two years. Changes are bound to happen with the change in your way of thinking but these are the memories you gonna cherish all your life with each passing year on that very 'special day'.

PLeas'd look forward, pleas'd to look behind,
And count each birthday with a grateful mind
HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY TO ME.