Attempt 2

Hey bro!
As we all march coldly into the unknown with one foot out the door and one foot in, I understand that maybe the celebration of yet another year lost may feel well...unearned at best and downright offensive at worst. But, not thinking of the future for just a moment, I just wanna wish you a happy birthday bro (and apparently I couldn't just start with that). You truly are an amazing person, and if anyone deserves to be celebrated for literally just being born it would be you. We all deserve praise on our birthdays in a way, because it is a milestone of achievement in putting up with life's BS and not...well logging out of the Minecraft server for a lack of better words. Whenever you're feeling down please try to remember that there's at least one person out there in the crowd who really cares about you, and I hope more than anything that you get to take this opportunity to love yourself as much as we love you.
It's been a blast so far, and hopefully nothing bad happens so I can tell you the same thing next year.
Sincerely,
Vincent Blass

PS: Enjoy clearing your wishlist bud. You earned it.