Valentine's Day

I don't think Valentine's Day should simply be about chocolate hearts, cute cards, kisses, heartfelt poems, and romantic dinners. Because, honestly, Valentine's Day in that aspect is overrated. Why should you wait for one specific day out of the entire year to do something special for your significant other? Personally, I think it would be much more romantic if something was spontaneously planned in the middle of October or June, and especially if I didn't see it coming. Wouldn't it surprise you more? On Valentine's Day, most that celebrate that holiday, always plan for something special, and the other person would most likely expect it. Why not impress your lover more with something completely unexpected?

Anyway, I really think the world needs to change the meaning of Valentine's Day completely. Instead of this holiday being simply for couples who try to do sweet things for their lover, why can't it be about love in general? Family love, friend love, pet love, people love, animal love... Just one day, out of the whole the year, where the world can settle down and celebrate the love between those in their life? Where the world can love one another and refrain from acts of hate? Why can't we have one day where every single soul out there fills their heart with love, and let there be no pain, depression, violence, fighting, crime, tears, wars, blood, hungar, fear, or anything that falls into those categories?

This Valentine's Day, I'm going to make an effort to create a day without any negative feelings. I know I can't control everyone around me, but I'm going to smile at strangers, love my friends and family, and wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, a day dedicated to every kind of love.