As an aside, Hindus, till recently were not in the habit of celebrating the Birth Day;Ayush Homa is celebrated every birth day till the Fifth year of the child;then sixtieth Birth Day,Shastiapthapoorthy ,Sathaabhisekam, 80 Birth day and in rare case the completion of the hundredth year.It is of of interest to note that according to Hindu Sastras, the Human Life Cycle for the present Aeon,Kali Yuga, is 120 years;Shastiapthapoorthy being the exact half of this Life cycle is celebrated with pomp)

Life is the process of nearing Death every day,Biologically.

In essence it is a struggle to avoid death,Life is.

As essayed in Final Destination,Death catches up with you even if you try.(as though it were possible)

The incidence reproduced below reminds one of Final Destination.