Love leads to life

“This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.”

With the arrival of February, it appears that love fills the air as many people claim to fall in love, all over again. Across the world, people start preparing for Valentine’s Week, the seven special days observed before Valentine’s Day, which is celebrated on 14th February every year.

The season of love starts from Rose Day and ends on the much-awaited Valentine’s Day, passing many other days such as Chocolate Day, Promise Day, Teddy Bear Day and more. People try to win someone by giving them teddy bears, roses, chocolates, and great promises. 

I keep pondering whether love is really too easy. Is the battle of love so easy that it can be won in just seven days?

You may argue it is not about winning someone in seven days, but various ways to show their love. But, I beg to differ because I know at least one incident that proves my point.

Last year, my friend’s cousin wanted to celebrate Valentine’s Day with someone special. 

She wished to receive a rose on the Rose Day and a teddy bear on the Teddy Day and celebrate all other days accordingly.

Lo and behold, she got that special person too. For the entire week, she was very pleased. She was showered with lots of gifts. There were roses, teddy bears, her favourite chocolates and lots of promises.

It seemed that her dream-come-true experience would have inspired Paulo Coelho to write, “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

But that was not true. The romantic journey that began a week ago with Rose Day, didn’t stop on Valentine’s Day.

It was now time to celebrate everything anti-valentine, Slap Day, Kick Day, the series that ends with Breakup Day. Each day stood for everything true and nothing romantic.

If the love won during the last seven days would have been so strong, the tragic week would not have followed. One must realise that love has no particular time or date.

The famous contemporary American author, Aberjhani, has rightly said: “This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.”

(Published in The Gulf Today on February 20, 2016)