Enjolras isn't a statue, really (solo_patria) wrote in valarnet, @ 2013-02-14 16:12:00 |
|
|||
Entry tags: | abigail maitland, alyssa hamilton, courfeyrac, enjolras, eponine thenardier, sif |
Obviously, I didn't grow up under a rock in a country that celebrates Valentine's Day or anything like that, but I really fail to understand the point of it. Do people really feel this need to set a single day aside to let their loved ones know they love them? Does the purchase of mass quantities of chocolate, furry plush animals and those tiny printed cards really represent the love that you might feel for someone? Is this meant to be a day during which presents and expensive meals are exchanged for wild, riotous sex, performed in cheap lingerie that no one will wear again after it's over? Are we really that sort of a society to push that kind of thing above all else?
I don't mean to condemn Valentine's Day by any means, if it makes others happy, and I don't mean to sound as if i'm judging. I don't mean to begrudge anyone their happiness, but I simply...fail to understand it, in the same way I fail to understand a lot of things: professional sports, corporate bookstores, Olive Garden, the way that miniature candy bars are considered the 'fun' size...
I digress, but really, I'm confused.