A Birthday Wish

Ha, I am another year older. AGAIN.

Generally speaking, I didn’t celebrate my birthday. But this year was different, because this was the first birthday since my son was born. It was not special at first, but I did one special thing, so I think I should write it down in case I forgot it. (I should keep this for my son to see.)

But in fact this “thing” didn’t happen at my birthday, but last year. That day, many people gathered together to celebrate someone’s birthday. While hearing people asking the “star of the day” making birthday wishes, one thing came to my mind.

“My birthday wish for next year is my son getting married as soon as possible.”

Samuel was only a little older than one month at that time. So people hearing this said to me: “Don’t you think you are thinking too far down the road?”

That's why my wife asked me at my birthday: “What’s your birthday wish – besides Samuel’s getting married ASAP, that is.”

I believe that there are few, if any, fathers would make such a birthday wish while their sons were so young. I might be the first one in history, so I write this down as a memory.