February 4th was my birthday. That was almost 3 hours ago. Another year has gone by and I have another 365 days full of events and memories to archive in my head and heart.
Time flies has always been the saying, but I would like to stress the fact that it never flew this quickly before. On a mini-scale, the hours go by so quickly… on a slightly larger scale, close an eye and open the other: it’s weekend again… And on a much larger scale: I’m 26…
The number 26 is such a big number for me to grasp all at once. Ever since I was a kid my favorite number was 24 and I always thought – as a child – that by the age of 24 I will have reached my goal in life, or something along those lines. I’m 26 now and let’s be honest here, I haven’t reached my goal. I am not sure I know what my goal is anymore either. There has never been a time where I have been more confused and uncertain about my own future than in the past 3 months.
It’s easy to count using an abacus, and it’s easy to increment +1 every year your day of birth comes along. What is not easy – or does not come easily about – is maturity and growth. In the past 1 year I have felt myself grow in depth by a vast magnitude. It is amazing to witness, and most importantly feel, changes of growth taking place within oneself. It empowers one to move forward, to realize and be reminded that there is always more to learn and more to experience all of which aims at the one goal of refining you into a more whole and solid individual, a more capable human being, and a wiser person.
Life has its ups and downs… and what I have learned most this year is to ride the waves and hang on to my boat. I recall years ago I wrote an article about “what does not kill you makes you stronger” and my whole outlook on that saying was very different. Now I see that saying and I realize how much is embedded in the few words that make it up.
To sum up, as I need to get to bed – or sofa, actually – I am glad that the past year has taught me so much about the world, about life, and most importantly about myself. I look forward to another year and I cross fingers, because I’m human, that, although I respect the ups and downs of life, that the coming year will have more ups than downs.
Happy birthday to me.
Happy Birthday, that is great insight, no matter what age a person has to “respect the ups and downs,” and not let the waves take you away.
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Happy Belated Birthday Khaled. Hope you live as long as it takes to achieve your dreams.
After all, life is what we wish it to be. Yes, many say this sentence or say something across these borders, but if you take a moment to analyze matters, you’d realize that we live by this sentence to the word. We live our lives as we wish it to be, even when we slacken, procrastinate or be diligent whether consciously or unconsciously.
