"Did you know my brithday wish was for you?"

Ok maybe it wasn't the perfect way to start a 16th birthday. But for the first time in a long while, i've realised the importance and fragility of life. Of how one's endeavours can be belittled in an instant when the grim ripper decides to knock on your front door.

I went looking for a friend. A lost friend at that. I guess someone who had no idea where to go. Or what to do. Or for that matter, who he was.

For the first time in 16 years, I realised what a birthday was. because the best gift is giving.

I recieved 4 smses at the stroke of midnight, and unexpectedly, it came from the most unexpected people. And it made me smile. because they never did forget me after all. For 16 years I thought I was the one that was lost. Today i find meaning in the birthday. Its a day of change, realisation and enlightenment.

Its not something easy to comprehend i guess. Its subtle. Something that can only be savoured at a whiff's notice.

Happy Birthday.