LOVE IT OR HATE IT, VALENTINE'S DAY IS HERE!!!!

• Since morning, my phone does not seem to stop pinging, I wonder to see nearly twenty  messages on my phone. Within no time I now know that it is that day of the year for which our media has been reminding over a month or so to buy gifts, it is that time of the year, when we are meant to declare our affection for the persons we love and care, if not with giant teddy bears, chocolates and cards, than at least by these phone messages.
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• VALENTINE'S DAY.. Thought for the day!
• Celebration of this day go back many centuries, when it was set aside to celebrate Christian Saints named Valentine. However, the history behind St.Valentine's Day is steeped in legends and tales. Though today it is celebrated as a day of love.
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• Today is the day when we all are supposed to shower the love of our lives with messages and gifts.
• Do we need a reason to tell our special people, be our friends or family how much we love them?
• Come on!  Why not?  No harm to take every opportunity to show your love to your near and dear ones.
  
• Valentine'sday is not related only to romantic friendship anymore. I see that this day is taken up as an opportunity to celebrate all of one's social relationship. In fact, non romantic friendships are just as rewarding as romantic ones.
• A simple thank you note to your maid, a hug to your grandpa or even a chitchat with a long lost friend would do wonders.
  
• It is not always about gifts, but sometimes the effort taken to shower one's dear ones with the gifts makes a difference. 
• Another Thought.... 
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• Has this day of Valentine's become a commercial construct with consumers spending on gifts? Has the marketing techniques designed to take advantage of people who are in love?
• Has the origin of celebrating love and affection changed into obligation for giving gifts.?
• I see that our Media TV, radio, Internet are reminding people to buy a gift or make a reservation for celebrating this day.
• With everything going commercialised, Do we need  this day to prove our love?
• Yes, we do!!
• For all the same, there are different views and opinions in favour of and against celebrating this day.
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• I would say,
• People do genuinely love each other, they do so always, but on this particular day an effort is taken to voice it out rather loudly one's affection towards other.
• Let the efforts be in the form of gifts, cards or phone messages. 
• On that note,
• In today's fast world with no time and energy, each one on run, this day reminds us to take a break to pamper our loved ones with gifts or wishes. 
• THOUGH ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SHOW YOUR LOVED ONES THAT YOU LOVE THEM UNCONDITIONALLY,  JUST NOT ONLY ON A VALENTINE'S DAY.  
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• As  for me, I rush to arrange for a delicious strawberry cake for my loved ones,
  
  ..,.,,not before sending return wishes to my  dear ones.
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