We searched high and low for an explanation of what
Valentine’s Day means. Yea, yea, there’s
the whole St. Valentine’s Day Massacre thing; but we’re referring to today’s
society! February 14th, what
does it mean, as a whole to our society today?
Some people feel like Valentine’s Day has become a
commercial holiday. Look around any
retail store after the first week of January, and you’d more than likely
agree. Cards, chocolates, jewelry,
stuffed animals, the list goes on and on.
If you need gifts for your significant other for Valentine’s Day, there
is no shortage of websites and stores, commercials and billboards, all around
to give you a multitude of ideas. And
perhaps Valentine’s Day has become a mostly commercial holiday, but maybe it
means a little more. Perhaps this
perspective comes from a generation that’s just becoming too cynical.
Some have contended that, similar to the Christmas season
becoming more a season of giving, the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day seem
to be more about love. Not just love for
a significant other or love for your family members, but love and compassion
for the human race in general.
If you happened to watch the Super Bowl this year, even
McDonald’s has gotten in on the ‘spread some love’ spirit. It seems that during random transactions
across the nation, instead of monetary payment, patrons will be asked to pay in
the form of ‘love’. One example was a
young man asked to call his mother and tell her how much he loves her. Another scenario was a mother being asked to tell
the McDonald’s cashier what she loves about her son, who’s at the restaurant
with her. This campaign will run from
Feb 2nd – Feb 14th of this year.
How beautiful is this? Instead of
always focusing on the negativity of the world, or other people’s flaws
(because we, as a society sure don’t want to work on our own flaws), this is a
beautiful campaign to spread some love this Valentine’s season.
