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I love birthdays, not because I have a particular affinity for cake or because I love the "Happy Birthday" tune.  I'm actually not all that crazy about scheduled gift-giving.  Instead, I love birthdays because they are an individual celebration, a personal holiday based upon one's identity rather than achievements.  

When I finished a marathon or earned a master's degree, the day seemed significant enough.  Yet, in each case, I exprienced a slight letdown.  Somehow, I realized that I hadn't changed.  Sure, I had a medallion and a crazy story to tell, but the process of training for a marathon had been more significant than the actual event.  Similarly, I recieved my diploma in the mail from the same man who hands me stacks of coupons.  

Birthdays are significant because they remind me that my self-worth is not connected to my accoplishments.  It's a holiday that reminds me that it's easy to fall of the corporate latter, especially when backstabbers are clammoring for the top.  I'd be best to stay on the terrestrial reality of the classroom.  Moreover, I remember what matters.  It's a personal