26

I woke up a couple of days ago to be reminded that I had turned 26. Some people had more reason to be excited than myself. Thank you all, I feel honoured.
My fascination with birthdays ceased many years ago, after I got my He-Man costume as a birthday gift from my parents. The following year He-Man was no longer my superhero, and slowly birthdays became to me nothing more than a cake, a party and lots of gifts. And if birthdays were supposed to make one feel good/special on one particular day, then, at the risk of sounding vain, I felt great about myself almost all the time. Yeah, there were times when I felt like a loser, but bouncing back thrills me to this day.
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26 years and maybe I can afford to feel justified in imparting some wise statements on life:
* You could have two or more opposing viewpoints on the same subject, but still be on the right side.
* Education alone does not ensure the development of an individual, his environment is as important if not more.
* Indians are survivors
* Men and women probably have the same amount of emotions, but thats probably as far as we will get when it comes to equality. Men can't deal with emotions too well and women seem definitely beter equipped.
* Mothers are angels, they will put up with all your nonsense and still receive you with open arms.
* Standing up for one's principles is not easy, they will be shunned, they will face resistance. But whether they prevail is actually a test of how steadfast they were in the first place.
* Money probably does not bring happiness, but spending it definitely does.
* Racial discrimination is not an evil of the west, it is as rampant in other parts of the world, albeit in different forms.
* People can change, adulthood does not imply a fixed character, we are capable of constantly evolving, though the temptation to stagnate is quite strong.
* We love logical ends, so I shall stop with 10.
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Proof of man's questioning mind, you counted.