With Valentines’ just around the corner, people are once again reminded of the beauty and importance of love. However with its’ over commercialization, you have people reducing the occasion to a mere exchange of flowers, chocolates or cards – empty sentiments printed on mass produced cards, or impersonal forwarded e-mail or text messages.
Valentine’s Day more than a celebration of romantic love should take on a greater meaning and dimension. Although admittedly the celebration of love should not be concentrated on a single day of the year, February 14 can probably be used as a day to remind people of the importance of filling one’s life with love. After all, a life devoid of it is not worth celebrating or living.
Love comes in many forms and expressions. It does not always come in overt and obvious ways. Love also comes in the silent actions and gestures of the people around you. Be observant and be conscious of the people who in their own unique way show that they care for you and your well-being.
Love is a gift and whether deserving or not, we sometimes find ourselves in the receiving end. It is a truly pathetic person who cannot see and appreciate the beauty of the gift that is extended him.
I once read that we are all angels with one wing, and the only way we can fly is by embracing each other. Imagery so beautifully apt – a person who embraces and supports others can only be lifted together with them. A person who dwells in hatred, jealousy, and mean spiritedness truly resides in a dark place – broken, incomplete, and unloved.
Valentine’s is not a mere celebration of love – it is in fact a celebration of life.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Teacher Renee
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