Celebrate Birthday With Orphans, Venna Melinda: Already A Ritual

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JAKARTA - Senior actress Venna Melinda celebrates her 53rd age increase in a way that is far from holding party.

He chose to carry out a ritual that has become a tradition in his life, which is to share happiness with orphaned children.

For Venna, this moment is not just a celebration, but a sacred tradition that she has carried out since childhood.

"Oh, I'm really happy. Anyway, if it's a birthday, surely I'm with orphans. It's been since I was little until I'm now 53 years old, which is called a ritual with orphans, it's always there," said Venna Melinda, quoted by VOI from YouTube Intense Investigation, Wednesday, July 30.

He believes that birthday is the right time to reflect on the journey of life. The presence of orphans and their sincere prayers became very valuable to him.

"Because for me, that birthday actually has a lot of reflection, yes, in me, how I lived my life for 53 years. A lot of joy, a lot of grief, and I believe the prayers of orphans are prayed at by Allah," he continued.

This sharing moment actually made him feel very small. Seeing the toughness of the children, Venna felt that she was nothing compared to the strength they had.

"There is nothing that is the most delicious in this world unless we can always share. Especially if we see children like them, I feel like I have nothing. They are much stronger than me," he said.

This reflection moment also serves as a reminder for him not to become a person who is easily complaining or dissatisfied.

"So if I see them, I just reflect, you can't be someone who always looks like you're not satisfied, it's always like being someone who's ugly,"

Therefore, on the night of his increase in age, Venna deliberately did not hold any celebrations. He chose to reflect and be grateful for the gift he had, especially the presence of his extraordinary children.

"That's why, like last night I didn't really want to do anything for the event. I just want to reflect, thank God for having extraordinary children, given the opportunity to continue to see children like Mas Verrell, who have never bothered, Athalla, Vania, especially those who are getting smarter day by day," said Venna.