Love is in the air...

Hi...

How did February treat you? did you get lucky with cupid ?since we are still on February,i don't think its harm to talk about valentine's day.why a belated blog ? the truth is i was busy.So there are many views on valentine's day.Some claim that it's a waste of time others say its one beautiful day where full of unforgettable moments.This post is my personal view on val's day.You may not agree to it.Well, that's totally cool.

Why feb 14 ?
A catholic lived before 1969 would definitely know that its the feast of st.Valentine,then it was taken out of the catholic calender.When we need to get into its roots nothing is certain about the valentine's day.a lot of ink has been already spilled on this issue,but anyways I'll go ahead, for the first timers it may be informative.

The 101 is "The Golden Legend" or "Legenda aurea" as they call in latin,its a collection of records about the saints.In a nut shell,St Valentine was persecuted for being a Christian by Roman Emperor Claudius II . Claudius asked to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. Before his execution, he is reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer.

I quote from wiki "Since Legenda Aurea still provided no connections whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore has been embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine as a priest who refused an unattested law attributed to Roman Emperor Claudius II, allegedly ordering that young men remain single. The Emperor supposedly did this to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers. The priest Valentine, however, secretly performed marriage ceremonies for young men. When Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine arrested and thrown in jail.

There is an additional modern embellishment to The Golden Legend, provided by American Greetings to History.com, and widely repeated despite having no historical basis whatsoever. On the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he would have written the first "valentine" card himself, addressed to a young girl variously identified as his beloved, as the jailer's daughter whom he had befriended and healed, or both. It was a note that read 'From your Valentine.' "

So its just a folk-lore and there's no proof of having a romantic love lining to this story.a friend of mine said since he helped the young men to get married with their loved ones, it has got sentimental love values.when i heard this story first i thought St.valentine was taking revenge on the emperor by doing this,then we should change the sense and start taking revenge on our exes on this day.Somewhere around the 1400's this romantic flavor is added to this day, the french and the English were major contributors for this.No wonder eh ?

What's my stand ?
Either it's truth or a tale,there's a day set aside to show the love and care.I definitely agree.I read my friends saying that this day is commercialized and true lovers don't need a special day,i don't agree.In fact if you are a true lover you definitely need a special day, show her.Don't calculate when you get gifts,don't take her to a restaurant where you can use your coupons.make them feel that they are remembered and treasured.Red roses,chocolate boxes,heart shaped pendants and balloons,Greeting cards,Gifts,fancy dinners,its all good.
On a personal note i was miles apart from my college sweetheart,my better half-my best half,my side'a the half is kin'a crap-,my wife and i am sure that next valentine's day we'll be together,and i bet I'm gonna sweep her off,heads over heels.

Belated valentine's day wishes..

Until next time, So long folks.

cheers,
-R-