An overrated day.

February 14.

A day where lovebirds prepare gifts (i.e. chocolates, flowers, jewellery) for their loved ones.

A day where retailers make the best out of what they can offer to these lovebirds to gain additional revenue.

Many treat February 14 as a day to express their undying love for each other,

Somehow people have made it into some over-the-top consumer holiday.

But perhaps it is just another day of the year.

It is nice to celebrate and have a fun night with loved ones, But in reality it seems to be just another hype. To truly love and appreciate someone, you would express yourself on a daily basis, not just on that particular day.

When we view our heightened ideals of relationship as points at which to reach, we run the risk of actually reaching them. Then, it becomes a thirst quenched, a craving satisfied, a passion subsided. This applies regardless of relationship status.

At the end of the day, we want to be treated and appreciated for who we truly are, not based purely on our skills and achievements. I do not think anyone would want to be treated as a goal - just another commodity in life. So treasure your loved ones everyday, not just on February 14. Love is a journey, not a destination.

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”

― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves