To Celebrate or Not

I chose not to celebrate the big event despite it being a big event. On the one hand, it was a good decision because there's a storm raging just off the horizon. The wind whips through the house as if I'm not in the middle of the city surrounded by a multitude of houses. The rain is endlessly pouring down from the heavens above. Heaven's tears of joy? Or tears of sorrow? Anyway, I had a quiet dinner with my family with a small chocolate cake with candles and all.

I have never celebrated my birthday. I always slept through the day. It crossed my mind a few months ago that I should celebrate this particular year but I imagined all the preparations needed to roll-out the project so I decided not to.

Today, as I near the end of my 40th birthday, I feel I made the wrong decision. I should have had a grand bash with all my dear friends in attendance. A day of merry-making. Oh well, what's done is done. Or should I say, what is not done is not done.