Valentine's Day... on low profile this year

Valentine's day - the thought product of one St. Valentine. This prophet of love had a very broad outlook towards the word 'Love.' But today, the world has narrowed down on this beautiful word to give it a dull, narrow-minded meaning. Love no longer is seen as love shared between siblings, mother - child love or the sweet love shared between friends. Now, the word no longer has the same feelings in them. People now treat the word in a shoddy aspect,as if it is a sin to love somebody. Sri Ram Sena might want to tell us all - No love, only marriage allowed!

Sri Ram Sena no longer seems to be a Political party for the people of Mangalore. What with beating and harassing girls and their male friends, they have instilled fear in people's hearts. They themselves do not understand the true meaning of love, let alone know the actual meaning of Valentine's day. Beating up girls in a pub, harassing and troubling a girl and her 'Muslim' male friend has pushed Sri Ram Sena and their activists name in the limelight. Id say they got the recognition they wanted, but for completely negative reasons!

Our elders, adults and parents nag us about the dirty activities that go on around Feb 14th. Once they start off with it, im sure you all have your fingers in your ear canals, trying to block the bitter truth. No matter in whichever 'uninteresting' way these adults tell us the truth, the truth is constant and unchanging. 'Girlfriend' and 'Boyfriend' parties hang around in public places indulging in lewd activities. They'd say they're doing it for love, some might say its none of our business. Well, in fact it is totally our business because such gruesome acts are not only disturbing the peace and sanctity of a public place, but they are also egging on other young and tender minds to follow this stupid 'culture.'

No doubt what Sri Ram Sena did was wrong, but the ideology they were fighting for was correct to a certain extent. Teens roaming around parks and gardens openly showcasing their 'love' is not what any decent person would want to watch. (Note 'decent' because half the parks are filled with loafers waiting to watch such couples go about their dirty business.) India never had such culture before, but neither was it such a developed country. Following the developed countries and their way of life has lead in the change of outlook towards 'love' today. It is hard to change the way teens see love as, but the least we could do is to stop them from going about openly flirting, kissing, and in some cases intercourse. We need to show them the right path and bring them on track.

According to me, love is a divine feeling that has to be respected and revered. Love has got to be the special feelings that a person shares. It could be just tender sibling love, or it could be true love shared by two individuals. In both cases the love is the same, it is the emotions that accompany this feeling of love that separate the two. I am in complete support for those who share this magical feeling of love, but the maniacal shows in public places get me in a rage. Love is not a simple emotion, it is a complex one, that has a beautiful meaning to it. Those who experience it only know the power in it.

To sum it all up, i would first like to forewarn youngsters of this generation to stay within their limits. no doubt, share your love and share it well. But do not get physical - at least not before you are of elligible age and absolutely not in public. Stay together, enjoy life together and if your love is true - you might end up from being 'me - me' to 'us and we'. Commitment comes when you come of age and blossom out completely. Marriage is the ultimate stage. Do not go by the means of what elders tell you of love, but give a ear to their intention behind telling you about 'modern-day love.' They care for us, share a close bond with us. They do not want to see us in a spot of bother and tell us for our own good. 

Sri Ram Dal and people sharing similar ideologies themselves are clueless about love and its power. They only want to see 'love' happening the way they want it to be. Narrow-minded outlook never got anybody anywhere. Their so-called 'Indian culture' has actually nothing to do with it. They like to dominate others and have nothing but political intentions behind such troublesome acts. They have to be curbed, as they are not the law and nobody has given them the authority to make their own law. Let this Valentine's day be a lesson to one and all, to understand the true meaning of love. Let this Valentine's day bring a feeling of guilt within those who have taken part in the assault on girls in the pub. Let this Valentine's day be the guiding light for all the other Valentine's day to follow.

Happy Valentine's day!!!!!