Nadirah’s Perspective:
Every year, millions of people go to extraordinary measures to run
around for last minute gifts, overbooked reservations, overpriced candies, and
overstuffed animals to perpetuate a religiously conceptualize and lucrative
price pointed Hallmark Greeting Card holiday called Saint Valentine’s
Day. Now before I continue, I will provide this disclaimer: I AM NOT A
BITTER, UNLOVED, SINGLE WOMAN WHO HATES HOLIDAYS! Who I am is a woman who
is tired of having commercially advertised ploys dictate to me how I should
spend my money or time with my husband or others that I deeply love.
Understand that I am all about openly sharing my heart-felt emotions of
appreciation and love; however, I practice this every single day. This
leads to me to my point… Love should be shared and celebrated with one another
on a daily basis and not on two days out of the calendar year (don’t forget
Sweetest Day)! I don’t mind calling up my love ones/friends and telling
them I love them. Please don’t misunderstand me or my discourse because I know
that there are some who will be celebrating anniversaries, birthdays, or a
significant moment on February 14 but I also know that it doesn't take a dozen
red roses delivered this Thursday to reinforce a relationship. Those same
flowers would have the same meaning if given this Friday, next Thursday, or the
14th of June. So people please don’t let one day command how we express
our love for one another. Let’s bless others with our love on a daily
basis!
To my adoring husband, I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!
To my family and friends, I LOVE YOU GUYS J
Troy’s Perspective:
My wife makes several obvious facts regarding the ideology of
Valentine’s Day. It’s funny that most people don’t know that Valentine’s Day
started as a religious holiday (I just found out myself). Valentine’s Day is
nothing more than a day that is celebrated once a year and highly commercialized
for the profits of big business. I do agree that due to the commercialization
of Valentine’s Day, it brings us back to the reality of taking time out and
expressing the gesture of I LOVE YOU to that special someone. Often times our
daily activities, demands, and stress misdirects our attention of communicating
the love we have for others. I make a conscious effort to display my love to my
wife and family on a daily basis, not just on holidays (Love You Baby!!!). Each
and every day that I can bring a smile to my wife’s face is truly a day worth
living.
Conveying your love for others should take place daily and special
occasions with love ones should happen spontaneously because it’s more
memorable and appreciated. The most important aspect of conveying your love is
putting everything aside and spending time with others, which is priceless. The
overpriced dinners, cavity-causing chocolates and roses that will die next week
cannot substitute the treasured time in the presence of your love. Be creative
by cooking crab legs and/or lobster at home, be resourceful with chocolate
syrup or be artistic with the sprinkle of rose petals wherever you choose.
That is a special day to remember!!!!
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| THE LUGGS (IN LOVE)!!! |
