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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

February 14. Does this day ring a bell?

To a pair of lovers, it might mean a celebration of undying love, devotion and passion.

To a pair of married couple, it might mean a day to ‘humour’ their wives.

To a pair of young lovebirds in the early stages of the relationship, it might mean more blissful moments with this person.

To a pair of ex-es, it might mean a day for sobbing your hearts out and being all lonesome.

To stags, it might mean a wonderful get together with friends at a bar.

To businesses, it might mean the windfall of a century, what with the gifts, roses, dinners and all.

Valentine’s day might mean the world to some but may just very well be the pitfall of the other. The symbolism of this day might be of extreme importance to some but on the other hand, it might be a whole commercialized hogwash that gets businesses all waxing lyrical.

So, to ask yourself a question: “ How do you want to spend this day?”

There are two kinds of attitudes towards this celebratory ‘festival’—the “ I hate the world for such a day” attitude or the “ I wish this day would arrive soon so I can express my undying desire to him/her” attitude.

For the first scenario, we can always expect stags, lovelorn characters, pessimists and those who just got out of a case of unrequited love to be the leads. They might get all mean and demented because of having to spend the day all alone while others are getting all lovey-dovey. Most of the times, they are just lonely-hearts waiting to delve into the next opportunity that knocks on the door. Granted, not all will act this way but a couple might.

They go around snubbing every couple in sight and turning their noses up at every Valentine’s Day decorations around town. They question the significance of this very day and go fleeting around from place to place trying to dissuade people from plunging into a relationship. The devils you call it or some might just say they are speaking from experience; a sage in love.
Either way, they are just non-believers of the existence of this chemical reaction called: L-O-V-E. I don’t blame them especially since this has evolved into a day of posh dining, bouquet of crisp-fresh roses and exquisite gifts. Businesses snap their fingers and did a low-down move on these unknowing folks and just look at how they lapped up the offers thinking these are godsend essentials to a successful Valentine’s Day. But, are these material gains equivalent to a halcyon day?

Now, moving on to the second scenario where the couple declares their undying love for one another. This scenario is typical for couples, for those on the brink of being a “twosome” and young married couples. Well, I wont rule out the possibility of friends getting together for a rave till the wee hours, because who states that Valentines Day is a day for LOVERS? Its just a day of showing love and appreciation to those who love and care for you.

The second scenario is what Valentines Day is all about: spreading the love around, having a great time with the people you love and care and just embracing the ambience of what the whole V-day is suppose to bring. It doesn’t have to be top-grade wine with succulent steak or some French cuisine with hard to pronounce names like Foie grass. It’s how you want to spend this day and the agents involved that matters.

That said, I guess its time to wish everyone in every corner of the world a happy valentines day. To the lovers, to the friends, to the ex-es, to the family and even to the grouchy one: Live it, love it and enjoy it. I sincerely wish that everyone in every corner of the world will be loved and love one another.

What’s the world without love?

Beauty in the eye of the beholder;