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VALENTINE'S DAY
VALENTINE'S DAY
THESE DAYS celebrations on Valentines Day have become quite popular among the youths. It is generally believed that the occasion links the hearts. But I feel it is totally a useless concept, which only is a waste of time. It is indeed shocking to learn that even the teenage kids or the school going children are not spared from the Valentine influence and celebrate it. All this sadly indicates that we are deviating from our own rich culture and even misinterpreting the meaning of love. Majority simply celebrate the day for entertainment sake as they while away their time buying and distributing cards and gallivanting around in different places. In the name of Valentine's Day youths are wasting their time, energy and money.
V.Mohana, Tamil Nadu Polytechnic,
Madurai-11.
VALENTINE'S DAY is fast becoming a favourite among youngsters because they see and use it as an occasion to celebrate love and romance. The day is not marked by simple exchange of gifts that invariably resemble the heart in shape and colour but more often than not, exchange of real hearts also takes place. What is disheartening is that many accidentally and presumably fall in love (as they claim) without even understanding its implications.
In fact, what is strikingly absurd is how people actually "fall in love". What does it really mean? Is falling in love like falling into a ditch? Then many some fall out of love as quickly as they fell into it. But digging themselves out of the ditch is perhaps more difficult that falling into it. In general, I feel, owing to immaturity of people, love has cost its credibility though it is still very much prevalent as a concept on Valentine's Day.
Instead, people should strive to make the world a better place to live by spreading kindness.
A.Thirumalai Prakash,
11, Roja Street,
IOC Nagar, Madurai-18.
IN A country like India steeped in tradition and customs, celebration of Valentine's Day is unnecessary and undesirable. As a helpless citizen, one only finds that V-Day celebrations are slowly and steadily gaining acceptance among teenagers who fail to recognise how alien this practice is to our culture.
It is rather painful to see the impact of Western customs and manners on our young boys and girls who mostly attend co-educational schools and colleges. They move around freely with each other, have no inhibitions in travelling to far and different places either in pairs or groups.
It is estimated that 54 per cent of the country's population consists of youngsters between the ages of 12 and 25. The purpose of educating this segment is to ignite their thoughts and channelise their energies to make India a super power before long. The onus is on the parents and educational authorities to ensure that the present generation youth — who have greater opportunities than ever before — does not fritter away its energies on un-productive activities like celebrating Valentine's Day.
V.Krishnamoorthy, 3/110, II Street,
Indian Bank Colony, Narayanapuram,
Madurai-14.
"VALETINE'S DAY" too has become a commercialised `festival'. While the idea is borrowed — whether it goes down well with the Indian tradition or not — it has lost its intended spirit and the thrill with the disappearance of customs associated with it. For example, the occasion, as initiated by its originators, made it obligatory for the patrons of Valentine's Day to fashion their own Valentine cards and compose their own greeting to give the effort a personal touch. But today, readymade Valentine's Day cards are sold by the million. And it has become a fashion for teenage lovers to exchange these stereotype cards. These cards are also sent by spurned lovers in a bid to revive positive feelings.
Interestingly, in none of the legends, love is mentioned as succeeding. It only spelt doom for the lovers and died prematurely or lived posthumously. So does Valentine's Day really warrant all this fuss? Don't greeting cards and bouquets sent on birthdays deliver the message of love equally powerfully?
C.Ramanathan,
Bill Gates 502,
Athishtam Valar Nagar,
Uthangudi,
Madurai-17.
ALL ACTIVE participants of Valentine's Day celebrations should set themselves with certain limitations. Exchanging epithets and flowers, greeting cards and gifts are welcome. But it should not end-up in eve-teasing, vulgarity, heckling or dating and causing much embarrassment and harassment to college girls and women employees. I feel if husbands and wives share the joy of Valentine's Day it will add charm to the occasion.
V.R.Ramakrishnan,
5A, V.Munivar Street,
Madurai-6.
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