Thinking Aloud!

Few days ago I forgot the birthday of a good friend even
though she herself had told me the date just one day before
it! I don’t know exactly how bad she felt, but her friend
told me that she was kinda depressed on that day(night) as
none of her friends called up around 00:00 hrs that night!!

It worries me sometimes because to be frank I never give
that much importance to birthdays and find it really
difficult to remember the birthdays of even the closest
friends (Tushar, one of my best friends, can testify this as
in past three years I have never wished him on that day, not
because I didn’t want to, but as I couldn’t remember the
damn date!). Now, if someone forgets your birthday, does it
mean that he/she doesn’t care for you? Well, at least I
don’t think so. The reason being that it is very much
possible that you can forget something even if it’s very
important for you. Yaar when one can forget identity
card/railway tickets/interview letters/practical files/lunch
box or the last date to deposit bills/fees/fines why is it
so inhuman to forget birthdays?

Personally I will be happier if instead of calling me at the
midnight to say “happy b’day” (which isn’t possible anyways
as I will most certainly keep my phone on silent mode at
that time), the guy/gal comes forward when I need their
company much more, like when I am sitting alone on the
library stairs in break or when I am the only one saying
“no” to a mass cut (has happened many times recently) or any
other such occasion. Why limit your show of love and
affection to just one or two days (second one has just
passed few days ago) per year?

So, as my birthday is just round the corner, I would like to
say that instead of waiting till midnight on that day and
disturbing yours as well as mine sweet dreams and precious
sleep, wish me in the morning and even if you forget that
day, it won’t matter much as true love/friendship can’t be
judged by one or two occasions only. Neither can it be
broken by one mistake!!

 
posted by Sumit Tada @ 6:25 AM

3 Comments::

  ALOK SINGH said…  

hi tada

its not the way u think i agree wid u but wishing bday is
just a gesture 2 be given .it might not effect u much
wishing u but d person whos bday will feel at top becoz as a
frnd he will feel dat u cares 4 him becoz these are d small
small gestures wid which u can water any relationship.

ALOK SINGH

 
12:54 PM, February 23, 2006


   

  ankita said…

ooooh myyy gooooooooshhhhh

itne saare resolution.itne to kabhi maine puri life mein hi
nahi kiye honge….aur kitne sincerely follow ho rahe hain???

do tell if you follow EVEN ONE of this:-)

 
3:20 PM, March 06, 2006


   

 
Sumit Tada said…

Alok

Kya haal hai bhai saab? Mumbai ja ke to bilkul pardesi ho
gaye ho!!

Atleast mail to likh diya kar yaar.Ab to bina punctuation
wali bhi chalegi;)

Ankita

Arey itni chhoti-chhoti aur normal si to baatein hain saari!
And lemme assure you till now(ab 10-15 din to ho gaye hain)
I am following most of them. Ab saare follow karna to
humanly possible nai hai naa?

 
12:26 PM, March 08, 2006