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Why do people celebrate birthdays?

I am really struggling to understand why 18+ year olds celebrate birthdays to the fullest if they haven't achieved anything. This could be getting good results, getting an internship or job or doing something really good or great. Now if you have done **** at university, haven't been able to get any internship or job or just generally been a waste...how can you justify celebrating a birthday?

Don't want to sound like a depressed soul but I myself won't celebrate until I have done something worthwhile with my life.

PS By the way I understand why little kids celebrate birthdays....

A lot of comments have said you have lived another year...but the average age is 75+ in this country, so how is it exactly an achievement to live another year? The money you guys spend on drinks etc should be sent to africa so the kids there can celebrate their birthday where the average age is less than half here...

Reply 1

cpj1987

15

Why not?

What possible reason is there to NOT celebrate it? :s-smilie:

Reply 2

prospectivEEconomist

OP

16

cpj1987

Why not?

What possible reason is there to NOT celebrate it? :s-smilie:

If you haven't got anything to celebrate about, why celebrate? I am really struggling to understand this concept! I was brought up to celebrate when I've achieved something worthwhile! Do most people live life for the sake of it and don't live life to achieve something?

Reply 3

Sheepmaster317

12

We're not all boring people who need a rational reason to explain everything we do? :s-smilie:

Reply 4

cpj1987

15

prospectivEEconomist

If you haven't got anything to celebrate about, why celebrate? I am really struggling to understand this concept! I was brought up to celebrate when I've achieved something worthwhile! Do most people live life for the sake of it and don't live life to achieve something?

I celebrate my birthday because it's fun. It's tradition. It's an excuse to take a day off work and do something a bit different.

Reply 5

RichardF

The fact you have now been alive x number of years is perfect reason to celebrate... you've achieved being alive for that long... that is a bigger achievement than anything else in life, life itself is the achievement! don't be surprised if people don't turn up to your birthdays if you have that attitude =P

Reply 6

superwolf

18

Because they like cake?

Reply 7

Jelephant

12

....You celebrate the fact that you're still alive after another year. Quite a few people don't manage to even achieve that.

Reply 8

-XxX-

1

I like presents :yep:

Reply 9

cbrown27

It's my birthday today. Don't be such a spoil sport!

Reply 10

cpj1987

15

cbrown27

It's my birthday today. Don't be such a spoil sport!

Is it really? If so, happy birthday! (don't hate me, OP!)

Reply 11

*my-future's-bright*

lol at the comments

celebrate that you've lived another life on earth!

also it's a day to have fun and forget about the troubles in your life ( not to mention gifts and cake, don't deny it, you know you love it :P)