Valentine’s Day is celebrated almost all over the world as a
special day of love. It is actually the birth date of Saint Valentine. I am
sure many of us are quite well aware of this fact (and not blindly celebrating
the day only). In India too, these days the day is observed with great fervor.
Hotels are full on such days. Red rose, which is a symbol of
love, is in great demand. Moreover, Valentine cards also do brisk business
during these celebrations. There is love spread in the air and all over. The Valentine’s
Day is special and ‘important’ especially to the college going population.
Generally girls do not reject red roses on the day, so for
many boys, this is an apt day to give a rose to the girl who has been refusing
it all other days. Many times girls do accept the roses, but that only for the sake
of it. And still remain neutral towards the guy who offered her the rose.
Of course, at times some untoward incidents also take place
if the guys become emotional at the thought of being refused. This is how we
hear cases of acid attacks, etc. This is not love, after all, isn’t it? Love
teaches us sacrifice and not forceful acceptance, right? In that case, how can
it be love? Isn’t it only lust?
However, there are some nationalist parties and people, who
are totally against such western celebration in India. They are right in their
own way. That’s because they put the Indian culture before everything else. They
do not want their mothers and sisters to blindly celebrate Valentine’s Day, at
least in the western manner.
But then, why does one need the occasion of Valentine’s Day
to express love? It can be done anytime, if you truly love someone, isn’t it?
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