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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

The Valentine's Hype

'What's special about Valentine's day?', I was wondering. I could see couples on bike much closer to each other than on any other day. 'I love you' cards were selling like hot cakes. Television and radio stations screamed “Love... Love... Love...” throughout the day. Seems flowers bloom as bouquets! Beaches were filled with sands of lovers. As people say, there was love in the air! Well, didn't people love each other all these days? What makes this day so special and lovely? Will St. Valentine be happy to see all these? To be frank, I don't know. But a little bit of thinking reveals that this day may be the one for the loved ones to get together. Stories of miraculous revival of relationships would suggest this. Can't it be on any other day? As Shakespeare puts it,

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet."

Everyday is Valentine's.
Keep loving!

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