The professionals birthday

Maintaining a territory is more important than the hype, for the professional.

He has his day, yet he celebrates it quietly, the duty comes first. No tantrums, merely a thankless service. Creativity paid. Being paid is an afterthought. Even if its never going to come.

He knows that his birthday is a mere blip, a blip of his lifespan of his labour force that peters out of his lifespan, which he may be in denial of. He shows up, no matter what.

Not the hack, who throws tantrums on what's marketable, viable. Over the living and pay cheques, regardless of moral considerations. Bound to it.

Not the amateur, who serves the muse. Even if it's
frumpy, he has not jumped for the commitment. Yes it's still, the joy of creation is still there, even not connected to monetization. Hiding no pretensions.

The creative professional is more committed, yet with no chance of a pay cheque since they are creative. He'd still do it even if they were the last person on earth. To keep it going like a holy choir.

So it makes sense there is no hype with the birthday, some even donate it to charity.