my 26th year
Another year has passed. this is the 26th year of my existence on a very troubled earth. I guess i should be celebrating my tenacity to life. That i am still living and breathing. That I am still happy enough to face each new day without thinking of death.Maybe that is why birthdays are such a big deal. Maybe that is why people celebrate it. I, on the other hand, have grown up without many birthday parties. Usually, birthdays are fuss free events. The most significant thing that takes place on my birthdays when i was a child, are the noodles and 2 hard boiled eggs my mother serve me for breakfast. The noodles for longevity, the eggs for perfect score in my exams (which, by the way, has never happened before!).
Parties, cakes, presents and such is a luxury that my mother never indulged me in.
Today, was just like any other day. Except that i thought more about my impermanence. It was a perfect sunny day, clear blue skies and fresh air. I took a long walk down Western to West Cliff. Read a book while the waves mind its own business crashing on the rocks. Oftentimes i get mesmerized by the waves. I find myself staring at the ocean spray, trying hard to catch a glimpse of an ephemeral rainbow in the little droplets. The ebb and flow of the tides. The ups and downs of life. It comes, and it goes.
posted by eline @ 5:36 PM
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