V-day's here!!
It's that time of the year again... flowers, chocolates, candy, jewellery, fancy dinner dates and of course, promises you can't actually keep.. Anyhow, this has always been one of my favourite holidays and will, I hope, always be so..
14th of February - the day we celebrate Saint Valentine.. I think it's one of the most wonderful days in the year because it's the one day in which we fully devote ourselves to the celebration of love, in all its glorious forms.. We pay tribute to love and all that it represents.. We honour love and all that it means to us..
Today, we not only celebrate the love we share with a partner, but the love we share with our family, our friends and all of our loved ones.. Of course, ideally, we should be celebrating the love we share with every day and try to fully appreciate them whilst we still can, but unfortunately, this doesn't happen in reality. Therefore, I personally think it's wonderful that we have (at least) one special day a year where we have no excuse.. like it or not, we're forced to commemorate the extraordinary people who have blessed our lives with joy and happiness and honestly, that's not a bad thing at all..
No, no, I'm not only saying this cos' I have a bf and someone special to spend Valentine's with.. in fact, I don't, really.. especially not since WS is back in Malaysia enjoying his elective/holiday.. and especially not since I'm actually a bit p****d off at him about something.. so no, personally, no one's asked me to be their Valentine yet (and frankly, not going to happen anytime soon) and all I have to accompany me on Valentine's is well, the tv really.. (To be completely honest, my ideal Valentine's this year is to spend it with my amazing consultant.. Sigghh.... I dreamt about him last night, u know? ;) )
Anyway, I digress. (As usual..) What I find most sad is how cynical people have become.. I spoke to about 5-6 people about Valentine's Day this year and all of them said that they absolutely hated it.. they found it disgusting and revolting that this sacred day has been turned into a whole commercialised thing and it's become just a day for Hallmark and all such companies to capitalise on people's feelings/emotions and rob people of their hard-earned cash.. Now now, these people aren't the bitter, single ones who have no dates on Valentine's and therefore see the need to protect their ego/pride.. No no, these are people who have boyfriends all ready to spoil them on this special day with fancy dinners and pretty presents..
I guess that's what saddens me the most.. the fact that Hallmark and its fellow companies alike have turned people everywhere into Valentine's cynics.. They have effectively killed this wonderful holiday.. I guess it really doesn't help that all the prices of flowers, chocolates etc are hiked up on (and leading up to) Valentine's Day.. plus all the restaurants are charging at least double for their exclusive 'Valentine's Day set menus' for pretty much the exact same thing they serve on a day-to-day basis.. It's no wonder so many people have turned their backs on this special day..
My plea to all you Valentine's cynics out there.. and in fact, to everyone really.. Don't let anyone or any coorperation rob us of the true meaning behind Valentine's.. It's a day to celebrate love and love only. We don't have to fall prey to their notion that love can only be celebrated with expensive gifts and fancy presents, love can be cherished and treasured in any way we want - simple, cheap, low-key, quiet or the complete opposite! The most important thing is, love is one of the most important things we'll ever have in our lives and today, we're here to honour, glorify and of course, celebrate this wonderful feeling!!!
14th of February - the day we celebrate Saint Valentine.. I think it's one of the most wonderful days in the year because it's the one day in which we fully devote ourselves to the celebration of love, in all its glorious forms.. We pay tribute to love and all that it represents.. We honour love and all that it means to us..
Today, we not only celebrate the love we share with a partner, but the love we share with our family, our friends and all of our loved ones.. Of course, ideally, we should be celebrating the love we share with every day and try to fully appreciate them whilst we still can, but unfortunately, this doesn't happen in reality. Therefore, I personally think it's wonderful that we have (at least) one special day a year where we have no excuse.. like it or not, we're forced to commemorate the extraordinary people who have blessed our lives with joy and happiness and honestly, that's not a bad thing at all..
No, no, I'm not only saying this cos' I have a bf and someone special to spend Valentine's with.. in fact, I don't, really.. especially not since WS is back in Malaysia enjoying his elective/holiday.. and especially not since I'm actually a bit p****d off at him about something.. so no, personally, no one's asked me to be their Valentine yet (and frankly, not going to happen anytime soon) and all I have to accompany me on Valentine's is well, the tv really.. (To be completely honest, my ideal Valentine's this year is to spend it with my amazing consultant.. Sigghh.... I dreamt about him last night, u know? ;) )
Anyway, I digress. (As usual..) What I find most sad is how cynical people have become.. I spoke to about 5-6 people about Valentine's Day this year and all of them said that they absolutely hated it.. they found it disgusting and revolting that this sacred day has been turned into a whole commercialised thing and it's become just a day for Hallmark and all such companies to capitalise on people's feelings/emotions and rob people of their hard-earned cash.. Now now, these people aren't the bitter, single ones who have no dates on Valentine's and therefore see the need to protect their ego/pride.. No no, these are people who have boyfriends all ready to spoil them on this special day with fancy dinners and pretty presents..
I guess that's what saddens me the most.. the fact that Hallmark and its fellow companies alike have turned people everywhere into Valentine's cynics.. They have effectively killed this wonderful holiday.. I guess it really doesn't help that all the prices of flowers, chocolates etc are hiked up on (and leading up to) Valentine's Day.. plus all the restaurants are charging at least double for their exclusive 'Valentine's Day set menus' for pretty much the exact same thing they serve on a day-to-day basis.. It's no wonder so many people have turned their backs on this special day..
My plea to all you Valentine's cynics out there.. and in fact, to everyone really.. Don't let anyone or any coorperation rob us of the true meaning behind Valentine's.. It's a day to celebrate love and love only. We don't have to fall prey to their notion that love can only be celebrated with expensive gifts and fancy presents, love can be cherished and treasured in any way we want - simple, cheap, low-key, quiet or the complete opposite! The most important thing is, love is one of the most important things we'll ever have in our lives and today, we're here to honour, glorify and of course, celebrate this wonderful feeling!!!
posted by Jean at 10:30 AM
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