My Responce to Anti-Valentine's Day Sentiments

As I am writing this I am listening to Chris Botti play "My Funny Valentine" on his ever so soothing trumpet. If it's possible to melt metal while playing it, the man can do it. It's kinda like watching a fireplace die in the night, only for your ears.

So, what's my beef anyway? Well, I kinda got to do something about Valentine's Day this year, being single and all. I realized that I really didn't have a "Valentine" this year and didn't expect to be receiving any cards or gifts from, wait for it, that "someone" in my life because there isn't one.

I guess then that this makes me a prime candidate for the blues and bitterness for the blues... WHATEVER! As I said, I've been doing some thinking about this mushy little day and here's what I've been thinking.

This is a holiday for remembering. Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas go hand in hand. Face it, we decorate, we make special dinners, we eat high calorie foods, and we write down little sayings which almost make no sense. The thing only Valentines Day doesn't have is football.

Thanksgiving and Christmas get all the credit. They are the warm fuzzy times people think of and post on Facebook, Twitter, and blogs about how much they like this time of year. We help those less fortunate by giving to toy drives, blanket drives and even help out a soup kitchens and missions. Music plays, gifts are given, and... what's that? Love is in the air. Oh yes, but for some reason, we don't frown this love. And these holidays we say remind us of giving thanks and loving our fellow man.

So therefore, I make this assertion, that Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day is the day when we remember the saint who selflessly loved and think of our own lives and how we love others. This is the day when we choose to stop and look to those dear to us and say, "You are special, and I love you."