Valentines day facade

                                         VALENTINES-DAY FACADE

Every year on the 14 of February I witness people of all ages ranging from young teenagers in their extreme youth who have just come out of childhood to the old people who want the new spice in their life fidgeting and stuttering their way from one florist to another and at the same time making sure that the chocolate cake which was ordered in advance doesn’t get mixed up and last but not the least  they make sure that they have some-body to give all this to in the first place....The scene is funnier than the fat guy in  the movie Hangover...

 I am not able to comprehend what in the sweet Lord’s name does this particular date viz. 14 FEB do to all those people that they start behaving as if this date has been pre-programmed day of utter buffoonery and most importantly trying to make a complete arse out of them ....I cant stand to bear the scene of a sane being getting on his knees in front of a make-up clad girl an saying ‘WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE’.... These five words are enough to make anybody cringe into their skins...And this doesn’t end here; picture scarlet, heart shaped balloons and squiggly-curly ribbons all around where-ever you try to put your eyes.... BRRRRRRRRRR........

I have no problem in proclaiming love ;no no no no ....please don’t picture me as a cold critic, I am very lively and vivacious  ...ask my mom...No but the thing that repels me about V-day is that why doesn’t the same love , peace and harmony prevail the next day...Is the day for harmony just for 14 FEB , why do the balloons and ribbons come down the next day and why isn’t the same message of love and peace preached the next days?

Plus there is no significance of this day...The Valentines-day is actually the birth-day of Saint Valentinus who was canonized by the Greek Orthodox church but the kicker is that the existence of Saint Valentinus is questionable in history then how come he become a Saint if he didn’t die for he hasn’t been born in the first place...Also the V-day was annulled in the year 1968 by Pope John Paul II , so there is neither proof of the Saint’s existence nor the is it recognized by any religious institution to be sacrosanct.....

The crux is that why do people celebrate it in the first place,......It is not even a holiday....So if it was to be so important then why doesn’t your boss give you a day-off on this very dubious day....Beats me why they don’t.....

Why only V-day is the day to express your make believe love or secret crush? Let me answer this one; because the people want to make an excuse to ask a girl/boy out for just a day....But lucidity begs the explanation why do people do this just for the sake of doing it....Cant they just have a life and move on ?

This day is a great incentive for those desperate guys who have been single all year. This comes to them as a blessing and a way fit into the social sculpture.....

I would like to conclude by saying that why don’t we celebrate V-day with the ones who truly love us and care for us and not to those who you have just seen on the bus-stop, or tuitions or at the SABZIWALA....Go ahead say Happy V-day to your mom, sister, granny, or even your father , brother or friends....I know it sounds a bit gay but the message in it is as pure and serene as anything in the world......Spread love all around and not only just on V-day but all year long...