Do we really need that day?

Valentine’s Day. It has passed. It’s over and done. We can all start hating each other again. In all seriousness, though, I do have to question: Why do we need such a day?

The point of Valentine’s Day is that we are supposed to treat our loved ones to a romantic day–A fantastic day of love and enjoyment. We tell our girlfriend: I love you. We give them a gift. My question here is: Why do we need a holiday like this? Shouldn’t we be loving our, well, uh, lover everyday in the same great manner? So many people seem to fall out of the loop of actually enjoying the company and love of their fellow companion that they only seem to remember, “Oh yeah, I like this person” on Valentine’s day. So, in reality, this holiday is rather pointless. We should be committed everyday. We need to love everyday. Valentine’s Day should be everyday. Yet, we don’t do it. Us Americans reserve our joy and love to holidays. The other days: We hate people. We’re miserable–running back and forth to school and the office in a hurry to get places. We get irritated when our lover tries to have a conversation with us.

The point here is that holidays on the whole serve two major purposes: First, it gives us the excuse to “really only enjoy our lives” on those selected days. Secondly, it’s a massive marketing scheme. Companies LOVE holidays. Aside from capitalism at work here, why can’t we enjoy everyday like a holiday? Most will say its impossible, and those are the same kind of people that live miserable, “Oh woe is me” kind of lives on a daily basis. Yeah, let’s NOT enjoy life everyday. (That was sarcasm, by the way).