Everyone has a birthday and it can be guaranteed that every day someone may be celebrating a birthday. Some people may not like celebrating birthdays, because it means that they are older than they were before, while others may hug and look forward to birthdays, believing that getting older can also mean getting wiser.

Birthday wishes can be more meaningful when the recipient is feeling happier and more expectant about getting old. Younger children may be happier with birthday celebrations, because it means that they are getting older, while the older generation will prefer to delay the aging process. Regardless of how it is perceived, birthdays are inevitable as long as you remain alive, and you can choose what can or should be done with them.

Birthdays are nothing without a happy birthday wish, and there are a number of ways to deliver a happy birthday wish. Birthday wishes can be in the form of a single line, a set quote, or a fully developed poem or essay. How the birthday wish is delivered will depend on the relationship with the recipient.

A personal touch or physical contact may be preferable in some circumstances, while in others, a greeting referred to by a third party or some type of intermediary may be more appropriate. It is also possible that some people are not comfortable delivering birthday wishes personally. Birthday celebration should be a happy occasion, and while wishing someone a happy birthday may be superficial, genuine happiness can be hard to fake and recipients will be more receptive when your wishes are genuine.

One of the popular ways to send birthday greetings is with birthday cards. There is an entire industry developed around the function of writing birthday wishes. Wishes can be written in a fun or witty style, or they can be warm and romantic. Cards can also be relationship specific. There are cards for close family members, co-workers, fiancees, and supervisors or bosses. There are even cards to deliver belated birthday wishes.

In the age of electronic communications, birthday wishes can easily be sent electronically. Cards can be sent electronically or greetings can be sent via email, text message, or social media updates. One of the perceived benefits of the social network profile is that greetings can be scheduled to be sent automatically on birthday. Some recipients may be very grateful to receive a happy birthday greeting, especially on a day when they may feel forgotten or neglected.