02-12-2004, 08:34 AM
Valentine's Day is coming up. A time to let others know how much you love and care about them...and here I am caring one wit less. Wheather because it's hard to make an emotional impact on me, or because I'm just naturally apathetic, I can't really feel too much towards this holiday. Yes, I can see the point in giving someone flowers and cards, but still, I feel like "why do we need a holiday? Can't we celebrate the love between me and another without any reason too?"
I mean...it's almost like this is the the one day out of the year that people are actually meant to care about one another. I can't help but feel like this is all just some kind of marketing scam to get people's money. If I'm going to give someone a card and a gift, I could do that just about any day out of the year if I wanted. Doesn't someone feel suckered into this somehow, as if they're saying "if you don't give such-and-such a card or a gift, then you don't really care about them?"
Well...that basically sums up my thoughts on this. I'm not sure what some of you may think about them but...there they are. Feel free to comment on it as you will.
Oh yeah, before I forget to think of it, here's a pic I remember seeing that brought this conversation to the front of my mind.
http://home.bellsouth.net/coDataImages/p...hiroth.gif
I mean...it's almost like this is the the one day out of the year that people are actually meant to care about one another. I can't help but feel like this is all just some kind of marketing scam to get people's money. If I'm going to give someone a card and a gift, I could do that just about any day out of the year if I wanted. Doesn't someone feel suckered into this somehow, as if they're saying "if you don't give such-and-such a card or a gift, then you don't really care about them?"
Well...that basically sums up my thoughts on this. I'm not sure what some of you may think about them but...there they are. Feel free to comment on it as you will.
Oh yeah, before I forget to think of it, here's a pic I remember seeing that brought this conversation to the front of my mind.
http://home.bellsouth.net/coDataImages/p...hiroth.gif