valentine’s day

When the month of February comes we immediately think of Valentine’s Day, weeks before we could feel the atmosphere already in the malls decoration are mostly red hearts for valentines. It’s a big day and a great feeling to show more love and care to our love ones.

 Base in history Valentine was imprisoned under Claudius II for his Christian beliefs, and while in jail, he restored the sight of his jailers’ blind daughter through his faith and love for her. Before his execution, on the Feb.14. AD 269, Valentine sent her a note signed “From your Valentine.” This phrase became the everlasting symbol of friendship, affection and sharing with others.

 And during 1537, Henry VIII, who had more cause than most for sending a Valentines note, established Feb.14 as St. Valentine’s Day by Royal Charter, but it wasn’t until printing techniques started to develop that the exchange of illustrated paper that Valentine’s Day began to develop as we know it today.

 Valentine’s Day is a holiday created to let that special someone know how much they mean to you. It is meant to be a day of the celebration of the relationship between you and a certain significant other. And more importantly, Valentine’s Day is a day that is to revolve around love.

 Despite the cost of the beautiful red roses, expensive dinners and the gaining of pounds from eating too much chocolate, Valentine’s Day is an occasion to prove your eternal, everlasting love to your sweetheart To single peers, this year could be an occasion not even worth trying to remember, by denying the existence of love altogether because their most beloved.

 But as we have seen, Valentine’s Day has become a day to forget about yourself - to put another’s interests above that of your own. This act of selflessness must surely be the true expression of one’s love for another. It is said that love based on self-interest is shameful, and true love can only be found in those willing to give up anything and everything for their partner’s sake. Yes, this premise is said to be the roots and life-force of the strongest love of all.

 Reflecting the true meaning of Valentine’s Day entails expressing your love for another. Lavish gifts are not necessities. A gesture such as a love poem, a collection of pictures or a recreation of a first date may be all that is necessary to get your loved one’s heart all fluttery with love butterflies.