February 14 is a memorable day in my country where everybody is in the mood for valentine's but lots of people have the misconception about what valentines is all about. People believe it is a day for you to hang out with your loved ones either to party or just to have a nice time together but on the other hand valentine's is not only limited to lovers alone it is a day to show love to everyone such as the less privilege, family, friends, and colleagues.
Love is a beautiful thing so this day is set aside for everyone to lend a helping hand to others and show the power of love in making them feel remembered. Despite the hardship in the country people still create time to celebrate this special day with friends and families, kudos to schools that created awareness for young teenagers on what valentines is all about because a lot of them have a wrong notion about what it is.
What is Valentine's all about?
It is a day set aside to celebrate a man name saint valentine for the love shown during his days. He is a roman preaching the word of God to people and he was imprisoned by the roman empire, while in prison he healed the blind daughter of his jailer and before his execution, he wrote to the daughter of his jailer a letter signed your valentine and also some traditions posits that saint valentine performed weddings for soldiers that are forbidden to get married. Saint Valentine is all about love and that is why February 14th is set aside to celebrate love but it is not a public holiday in any country it is just a remembrance of the man named saint valentine and his impact on love so valentine's day is to spread love all over the world.
The misconception
In my country, because of a lack of adequate knowledge of what valentines is all about young teenagers believe it's time for them to get laid with their boyfriends, they believe it's a day to party just because it is a day to celebrate love whereas it isn't so.
Valentine's is to show love and care to those that didn't have access to the luxury we enjoy, a day set aside to gift them things they lack and to assure them that they are loved and deserve something more than what they are getting.
Valentine's is not only for lovers it's for everyone to show love and sincerity and spread good vibes around the world. Give listening ears to the less privileged and spread love.
