It's that day of the year again .......

Well .... It is Valentine's Day again .... Somehow this day always makes me think a lot ... And I mean a LOT lot ....
Thoughts that plague my mind include
(i) It is a marketing stunt
(ii) It is a money making racket
(iii) Is my pessimism because grapes are sour ?
(iv) Wouldn't it be better if one were single on such a day ...... ?

Let me elaborate .....

Frankly, points one and two can be clubbed together .... YES it is a marketing stunt -a money making racket .. I mean, who needs ONE day in a year to express their love to someone ? Why not do it on that person's birthday ? Why not on 1st Jan ? Why Valentine's Day ?? What makes Feb 14th extra special ? It is just another day !!! All these flowers, candy, teddy bears etc are items shop keepers use in order to make money as unsuspecting fools fall for them .....

But then another voice in my head asks me "why are you being such a cynic ? So what if some people want to celebrate one day in a year to make their loved ones feel extra special ? Are you against it because grapes are sour ?" ... And I start to think .... Why am I being so negative towards this day ....
Is it because I don't get anything ? Nah, that can't be the reason ....
Is it because it unnecessarily makes one want something ? Maybe .....
Is it because this particular day fills one up with hope and then in case that image in the person's head doesn't happen, then that person's heart is crushed ? Yes .... That is what it is is what it is ....

I mean ... Think about it .... You get your hopes up, thinking that your special someone will do something for you ... Or you have done something for that special someone .... But then due to circumstances, nothing works out .... You are crushed, right ? I mean, if this were any other day, you wouldn't be so bothered ... But then, because it is Feb 14th, you're terribly upset !

Now, about being single ... Same scenario as mentioned earlier ... All the planning .... And then, it doesn't work out .... Now, if you had been single, you wouldn't have planned in the first place !! :D You would have chilled out ... No expectations to get drowned !!! Being single on such a hyped up day would be soooooo relaxing ... Tension free ..... Might as well not plan and not be disappointed, right ?

Which ever way you look at it .... You don't need one day in a year to express your love ... But then, because there is such a special day in the calendar, you can't help but get your hopes up :)
*sigh* ... Matters of the heart, I tell you .... Much tooooo complicated !