When I was much younger, I
believed you only grow older when you mark your birthday. Thus, when my sixth birthday
was not celebrated with a party, I assumed it meant I was still five years old.
It took a little while before I adjusted to the reality of the fact that not
every birthday must be marked in a big way. However, in our part of the world,
certain birthdays are looked upon specially. For instance, your first birthday,
your third, seventh,...
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