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Why I got only 21 wishes this year

Last year, I received 232 wishes on my birthday. This year, there were only a fraction of that number. Here's why

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In the old days, you had to throw a party to let people know it was time to think of you and show up wearing smiles and bearing gifts. REPRESENTATION PIC/Getty Images

In the old days, you had to throw a party to let people know it was time to think of you and show up wearing smiles and bearing gifts. REPRESENTATION PIC/Getty Images

C Y GopinathOn May 30 this year, I turned another year older. You've been there. You've turned a year older from time to time. Usually once in a year (but I know some party animals who think being a month older deserves a minor celebration).

You'd think that after a time, a person would get bored, but no. People look forward to their birthdays right till they're hitting a century. There is a time in the middle, between say 40 and 55, when some go into denial, saying things like 'It's not about how old you are but how old you feel'. But they generally get over that by their mid-50s and start acting their age and liking it.

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