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Happy Valentine’s Day to me!
Saint Valentine’s first love letter unfolded the celebration of love. In the third century Valentine was a priest and the Emperor Claudius II thought of keeping young soldiers single. According to him men without wives and children were better. But, Valentine considered this act unfair and he secretly performed marriages for youngsters. When Claudius II discovered this he imprisoned Valentine and death sentence was announced for him.
In the jail he fell in love with a girl, jailor’s daughter who visited during his confinement. Few hours before he died he wrote a letter to her and signed, ‘From your valentine,’ that is how this expression is still used today. Some also believe that Valentine was killed because he helped Christians escape from Roman prison where they were grief-stricken and tortured. Valentine’s death occurred around 270 A.D and the anniversary of his burial is celebrated as Valentine’s Day.
This day spread out merriment not only to lovers but to friends and family also. We can celebrate it with the ones whom we love the most and take a step to thank people who have made a difference in our lives. Most importantly, why don’t we love ourselves? Valentine’s Day is not only about special relationships like a loving couple. Buying something for us and expressing gratitude to oneself is another unique way of expressing love to oneself. If we don’t love ourselves, how can we love others?
Apart from the birth of Valentine’s Day and celebrations for oneself and family this day has brought different ideas of proposing ones love. Romantic getaway is the most popular way of observing this day. Couples dating in resorts and late nightlong drives are some of the features of getaway. Exchanging of gifts and offering red roses or flowers are other common ways of expressing love.
When asked few of my friends what is their view on Valentine’s Day Harsha, studying engineering had to say: “Why should it only be Valentine’s day to make love? If I fall in love I will not be waiting for Valentine’s Day to draw closer. Why do you want to celebrate love once a year?”
According to Varun, BCA, “This day is the perfect day to express love and for celebrating love.”
But, Monali studying engineering had different opinion on Valentine’s Day. She said “It is not a day alone for lovers but friends and family. Valentine’s Day is for those who have no time in the world to express their love and they choose this day.”
Nowadays, when we hear of relations the most common comment is ‘Are you serious’? The reply very often is NA!! You think so? Love stories are to be found only in novels and movies these days. Nevertheless, Valentine’s Day is celebrated with the same zest even today, camouflaged as a fashion statement. It is more like a trend to most of them, who consider having ‘boyfriends’ and ‘girlfriends’ as a tag of recognition. The real love has been replaced by lust and other materialistic pleasures.
To observe Valentine’s Day is like hunting for true love. Love is trailing its true essence and hidden in the armaments of lust, caste, language, region and colour. But, there are people who still create big love stories. And thanks to them for this act of revere, falling in love in its true sense and for not being blinded behind
worldly joys.
If some celebrate Valentine’s Day for their loved ones, there are others who raise a toast for oneself.
“Treat yourself with things you have always wished to experience,” added Harsha.
And today we find new genre of people who are seeking spirituality and fighting to reinforce their inner self. So, don’t have a Valentine? What are you waiting for? It’s time to wish your self “HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY”!!
Saint Valentine’s first love letter unfolded the celebration of love. In the third century Valentine was a priest and the Emperor Claudius II thought of keeping young soldiers single. According to him men without wives and children were better. But, Valentine considered this act unfair and he secretly performed marriages for youngsters. When Claudius II discovered this he imprisoned Valentine and death sentence was announced for him.
In the jail he fell in love with a girl, jailor’s daughter who visited during his confinement. Few hours before he died he wrote a letter to her and signed, ‘From your valentine,’ that is how this expression is still used today. Some also believe that Valentine was killed because he helped Christians escape from Roman prison where they were grief-stricken and tortured. Valentine’s death occurred around 270 A.D and the anniversary of his burial is celebrated as Valentine’s Day.
This day spread out merriment not only to lovers but to friends and family also. We can celebrate it with the ones whom we love the most and take a step to thank people who have made a difference in our lives. Most importantly, why don’t we love ourselves? Valentine’s Day is not only about special relationships like a loving couple. Buying something for us and expressing gratitude to oneself is another unique way of expressing love to oneself. If we don’t love ourselves, how can we love others?
Apart from the birth of Valentine’s Day and celebrations for oneself and family this day has brought different ideas of proposing ones love. Romantic getaway is the most popular way of observing this day. Couples dating in resorts and late nightlong drives are some of the features of getaway. Exchanging of gifts and offering red roses or flowers are other common ways of expressing love.
When asked few of my friends what is their view on Valentine’s Day Harsha, studying engineering had to say: “Why should it only be Valentine’s day to make love? If I fall in love I will not be waiting for Valentine’s Day to draw closer. Why do you want to celebrate love once a year?”
According to Varun, BCA, “This day is the perfect day to express love and for celebrating love.”
But, Monali studying engineering had different opinion on Valentine’s Day. She said “It is not a day alone for lovers but friends and family. Valentine’s Day is for those who have no time in the world to express their love and they choose this day.”
Nowadays, when we hear of relations the most common comment is ‘Are you serious’? The reply very often is NA!! You think so? Love stories are to be found only in novels and movies these days. Nevertheless, Valentine’s Day is celebrated with the same zest even today, camouflaged as a fashion statement. It is more like a trend to most of them, who consider having ‘boyfriends’ and ‘girlfriends’ as a tag of recognition. The real love has been replaced by lust and other materialistic pleasures.
To observe Valentine’s Day is like hunting for true love. Love is trailing its true essence and hidden in the armaments of lust, caste, language, region and colour. But, there are people who still create big love stories. And thanks to them for this act of revere, falling in love in its true sense and for not being blinded behind
worldly joys.
If some celebrate Valentine’s Day for their loved ones, there are others who raise a toast for oneself.
“Treat yourself with things you have always wished to experience,” added Harsha.
And today we find new genre of people who are seeking spirituality and fighting to reinforce their inner self. So, don’t have a Valentine? What are you waiting for? It’s time to wish your self “HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY”!!
2 comments:
Yo! Guess who's back on your blog!! ;-)
Loved this post. Really :-) Arey really!! I love me :-D
You did not notice since NATURE is foreign to you.
The tree is bound to die by strangulation with the tied metal/chain surrounding it.
It is the same as if you put a rubber arounnd any extremity in your body. It will destroy the vascular system in the tree, a death sentence. s l o w l y.
Yet there is a heart, and writings about St Valentine, feelings, and so forth.
Oh Lordy lord...they have eyes but are blind, ears and deaf...
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