can identify with the frustrations of unrequited love in those turbulent times! We can look back and say that we would never allow such outrages to take place in the present day and world. Every 14th day of February, we remember the sacrifices that people have made in different Come February and we look ahead in anticipation to the season of love. Spring is in the air, flowers are in full bloom, and even the most pragmatic of us find a swing in our steps and our spirits rising without any specific reason. So, what is this magic in the air that we can distinctively perceive? The romantics would say that this is the magic of love.

February 14th is celebrated throughout the world as Valentine’s Day. Legend has it that St. Valentine was a priest in Rome, who defied the order of the Roman emperor of the time and secretly married young couples. Claudius II, who was the emperor at that time, decreed that young men in Rome should not marry or get engaged. The emperor believed that his soldiers would not be motivated to fight, if they got entangled in romantic liaisons or affairs of the heart. When the emperor found out about the defiance, he beheaded St. Valentine on February 14th. After his death, the priest who supported love was named a saint. Valentine’s Day is celebrated each year to honor St. Valentine.

That was long before any of us were even born. But, still we can identify with the frustrations of unrequited love in those turbulent times! We can look back and say that we would never allow such outrages to take place in the present day and world. Every 14th day of February, we remember the sacrifices that people have made in different a

stinctively perceive? The romantics would say that this is the magic of love.

February 14th is celebrated throughout the world as Valentine’s Day. Legend has it that St. Valentine was a priest in Rome, who defied the order of the Roman emperor of the time and secretly married young couples. Claudius II, who was the emperor at that time, decreed that young men in Rome should not marry or get engaged. The emperor believed that his soldiers would not be motivated to fight, if they got entangled in romantic liaisons or affairs of the heart. When the emperor found out about the defiance, he beheaded St. Valentine on February 14th. After his death, the priest who supported love was named a saint. Valentine’s Day is celebrated each year to honor St. Valentine.

That was long before any of us were even born. But, still we can identify with the frustrations of unrequited love in those turbulent times! We can look back and say that we would never allow such outrages to take place in the present day and world. Every 14th day of February, we remember the sacrifices that people have made in different

married young couples. Claudius II, who was the emperor at that time, decreed that young men in Rome should not marry or get engaged. The emperor believed that his soldiers would not be motivated to fight, if they got entangled in romantic liaisons or affairs of the heart. When the emperor found out about the defiance, he beheaded St. Valentine on February 14th. After his death, the priest who supported love was named a saint. Valentine’s Day is celebrated each year to honor St. Valentine.

That was long before any of us were even born. But, still we can identify with the frustrations of unrequited love in those turbulent times! We can look back and say that we would never allow such outrages to take place in the present day and world. Every 14th day of February, we remember the sacrifices that people have made in different

he emperor found out about the defiance, he beheaded St. Valentine on February 14th. After his death, the priest who supported love was named a saint. Valentine’s Day is celebrated each year to honor St. Valentine.

That was long before any of us were even born. But, still we can identify with the frustrations of unrequited love in those turbulent times! We can look back and say that we would never allow such outrages to take place in the present day and world. Every 14th day of February, we remember the sacrifices that people have made in different

can identify with the frustrations of unrequited love in those turbulent times! We can look back and say that we would never allow such outrages to take place in the present day and world. Every 14th day of February, we remember the sacrifices that people have made in different ages and across different parts of the world for love and we vow to cherish our loved ones with all our heart and soul. All of us, from teenagers with dreams in their eyes to couples celebrating the 25th anniversary of a shared life, open our hearts and bow our heads to the most cherished of all emotions – love.

Actually, the times that we live in are more open and accommodating. We have gained immensely in terms of materialistic acquisitions and are blessed with a better standard of living than even a generation before us. However, there has also been a gradual loss of innocence, simplicity and the belief in eternal love. At present, there a large number of people amidst us, who are leading a double life. From the outside, we are hip and happening; we change our life partners and girl friends as frequently as we change the models of our cars. But, I believe that, inside all of us there is a simple person, who still believes in the wonder of love and its tremendous power in changing the courses of our lives. The celebration of love and Valentine’s Day can be better understood in this context.

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