“Why do we have this so-called “holiday”? Because the card, candy, stuffed animal companies (& florists) want to make more money, and also to make those of us unattached persons feel like worthless wretches, that’s WHY!!”
“Saint Valentine worked for Hallmark. He decided the best way to succeed was to CREATE a holiday. Boom, Valentine’s Day! It tortures the couple-less and fattens to pockets of flower peddlers and greeting card companies. Everywhere you look, there’s disgusting mixtures of red and pink. God, I hate pink.”
These are just a few things I’ve seen people say about Valentines Day… and it saddens me. Yea, it is indeed true that lots and lots of greeting cards, stuffed animals, chocolates and flowers are all what makes this day alive, and you have to spend some money to get them, and why not? Aren’t we all guilty in spending money, anyway? Sometimes even for the most stupidest reasons.
Flowers are beautiful and are created for a reason. They can beautify the surroundings and they can make a person feel beautiful and loved. Chocolates are made to be eaten, to satisfy a sweet tooth or a craving. Stuffed animals are made the way they are to be held, or to be hugged. And even cards are written carefully with deep thoughts. Pardon my sappy-ness, but just how in the world can any of these be a joke to anyone?
Have we all forgotten that LOVE is the single most important thing in this world? That LOVE is what’s supposed to make the world go ’round?
So what’s wrong with celebrating l-o-v-e? Don’t we celebrate being alive on our birthdays? And isn’t that we also celebrate our “moms” on mother’s day and our “dads” on father’s day? If we can celebrate “working” during labor day, then why do we turn up our noses when it comes to celebrating “love” on valentine’s day?
I guess most of the people who look at valentine’s as the official “love stinks” day just don’t have significant others to share it with. but why hate? there have been times when I celebrated valentine’s day alone, or just with friends or family and it didn’t bother me at all. I guess some people just try to associate the word “love” with having a steady, but it means so much more than that.
It also amazes me that even people who actually have significant others complain about valentines day being just an excuse for stores to suck on their wallets. You know what I think? I think THEY are the ones who are trying to come up with an excuse. An excuse not to do something special for their loved ones on this day. Either they’re just too lazy, too cheap or they just don’t want to bother making that effort to make their loved ones feel special on this day. This ONE day in an entire year that they get the chance to.
I think that people who claim that Valentine’s Day is “just” a “Hallmark Holiday” and is just an “excuse” for businesses to make money, are people who simply worry more about their money and spending it. People like these obviously put more thought to their MONEY more than anything else, even more than love and to celebrate it.
Happy Valentines Day, everyone!
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