Older and wiser?

I was hating my birthday a few minutes ago but now...I am not sure anymore.

First, it's nice to have people staying up late just to wish you whether by phone or by knocking on your door. So now I am committed to a dinner tomorrow. Hmm...big dilemma.

Second, getting an unexpected wish from an unlikely person can be a strange surprise. Am I happy? I think I should be but it's just strange...I fear growing older may not make me wiser but rather more cynical. It's not a healthy thought which I have to work very hard to discard. How does one control one's perception? I don't know how, neither do I know if I will even try.