BIRTHDAYS! INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM!!

7月

23日

This is July and I awakened this morning thinking about birthdays. According to google: " a birthday signifies your beginning and the joy of life. Every human on earth has been given a chance to fulfill their own unique mission. A birthday is an important and momentous occasion not to be understated. It is a time to celebrate, reflect and give thanks."

FOR SURE: DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITY IS WORTH CELEBRATING EACH JULY!

My mother never knew when she was born. Her father probably didn't go register her birth until weeks later and couldn't remember the exact date. Besides, in Japan one didn't celebrate individual birthdays. Everyone just celebrated January first.

Also, one rarely used individual names. Others referred to the family name and the first son or second son, first daughter or second daughter, last child and etcetera.

In our household with summer birthdays, counting the days to a big celebrations along with individualizations is paramount.

I'm happy to be in the USA and not in Japan. But with democracy since WWII, our relatives in Japan are also celebrating the birthdays and individuals more.