Thursday, February 16, 2012
A sad thought on Valentine's day
It’s Valentine’s day today.
And I’m frustrated.
There wasn’t as much celebration going on the entire day like how it used to be. Not too many boys carrying beautiful bouquets for their girls. None of the “kilig” atmosphere that used to dominate every inch of every place you go to.
It is sad that an occasion when people are supposed to celebrate love, in all its forms, is slowly being forgotten. People think it’s shallow to be romantic for just one day; it should be done on a daily basis. Fine, I agree to that logic. But when you buy a cake and sing yourself a happy birthday only once a year, does that mean you aren’t celebrating life during the rest of it? Or you will suggest I buy a cake and sing happy birthday every waking day?
The key here, people, is going the EXTRA mile. Be extra-sweet, extra-romantic; be extra-grateful and show it.
Kids, if you are reading this and it’s February 14, two thousand twenty-something and there are no paper hearts on restaurant windows, no guys carrying teddy bears on the street and no red swirled cupcakes in pretty boxes, I would like to apologize on behalf of my generation because, as of today, we are killing it. We are burying Valentine’s day quite deep.
It isn’t too late, people.
Love is our most ordinary miracle.
Celebrate it.
P.S.
You. Thank you for never growing old and thinking valentine’s day is silly.
We’ll be dorks forever. Ily. :)
*written on Feb 14*
And I’m frustrated.
There wasn’t as much celebration going on the entire day like how it used to be. Not too many boys carrying beautiful bouquets for their girls. None of the “kilig” atmosphere that used to dominate every inch of every place you go to.
It is sad that an occasion when people are supposed to celebrate love, in all its forms, is slowly being forgotten. People think it’s shallow to be romantic for just one day; it should be done on a daily basis. Fine, I agree to that logic. But when you buy a cake and sing yourself a happy birthday only once a year, does that mean you aren’t celebrating life during the rest of it? Or you will suggest I buy a cake and sing happy birthday every waking day?
The key here, people, is going the EXTRA mile. Be extra-sweet, extra-romantic; be extra-grateful and show it.
Kids, if you are reading this and it’s February 14, two thousand twenty-something and there are no paper hearts on restaurant windows, no guys carrying teddy bears on the street and no red swirled cupcakes in pretty boxes, I would like to apologize on behalf of my generation because, as of today, we are killing it. We are burying Valentine’s day quite deep.
It isn’t too late, people.
Love is our most ordinary miracle.
Celebrate it.
P.S.
You. Thank you for never growing old and thinking valentine’s day is silly.
We’ll be dorks forever. Ily. :)
*written on Feb 14*
# posted by Liana : 7:24 PM
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