Valentine special

Do we really need one specific day to profess our love to our special someone? Of course not, But what if we have one? What harm does a day on which lovers meet, exchange gifts, make a vow for a lifetime, knit the dreams to stay together, forever, may possibly cause? Valentine’s Day has always been a tug of war between those who want to show people ‘yes, we can’ and those who say, ‘show us how you can’. Love has been evaporated out of the equation long back. There has always been a lot of scope to raise the controversies their ugly head on this special day-the day that has always been perceived in India as a mere blind imitation of the western culture. But according to my understanding, that’s how the culture evolves. Adaptation, imitation, absorption and assimilation are the basic factors that help form a culture. and as the world has become a global town, thanks to the media which have become faster than ever before, helps to form a new culture. In short, you don’t form culture, culture builds you. It is a constant flow, an unstoppable influx. If we can understand this I presume, no one needs to start moral policing and impose it on anyone. I agree to a certain extent that a lot of cheesy things see their easy way on Valentine’s Day as much as some of the political parties try to gain out of this day by certain uncalled for actions. Let there be love in abundance on this Valentine's Day, that's what the day is meant for, nothing else!