Saturday, February 19, 2005
Valentine
Men send flowers to their lovers or girlfriends on Valentine Day; husbands rush to the flower shop in the last minute to buy flowers for their wives ; bosses send chocolate or flowers to their secretaries or female employees; and school kids give their Valentine cards to each one in the class and the teachers also (the teacher reminds the kids to give a card to everyone in the class!). Do these make the world more loving? Do these make people more romantic ?
I am a man without love. I have never received a Valentine card. Don't mention about chocolate or flowers. It is certainly understandable because I do not send Valentine card. Then the question is: Are those people 'observing' Valentine day more romantic than me?
Valentine Day is promoted to the highest point by businessmen. They sell more chocolate than any other day. They sell more cards than any other occasions except Christmas. I can't imagine if I gave Valentine cards to my female classmates in our high school days. People would think I were either an idiot or in-love. In those days, it would be a laughing stalk even if you gave a Christmas card to your female classmate.
Certainly high school romance is very sweet, though I haven't tasted it. I am told that a website for finding your high school classmates is the second most popular website in the USA. As people fail in their marriages, they remember their high school sweethearts. I have heard many happy endings and romantic stories. This does not surprise me because they share a common history, and they grew up together for years. I guess this is what they call that "first love is the best and most lovable".
Chinese are very reserved in feeling. We prefer "translucent" feeling than complete expression. I have been living in Canada for more than 30 years, but I am still not accustomed to be hugged by the office girls during the Christmas time. My heart may not be pounding, but my face certainly turns red. Are we really not romantic? No! We may prefer different ways. Isn't it more romantic walking in the rain (or snow in Canada, or bushn in Australia, or along the beaches in Singapore and Hong Kong) with someone you enjoy or love than giving her/him with a dozen of roses? Isn't it more romantic to sit on the top of a mountain with someone you can share your feeling than having a candle light supper in an artificial romantic restaurant? Isn't it more romantic giving your love one a surprise than giving her/him a box of chocolate on Valentine Day? Isn't watching "Pride and Prejudice" together more romantic than receiving a Valentine Card?
I am just another outcast, old fashioned, and non-romantic idiot, period!
I am a man without love. I have never received a Valentine card. Don't mention about chocolate or flowers. It is certainly understandable because I do not send Valentine card. Then the question is: Are those people 'observing' Valentine day more romantic than me?
Valentine Day is promoted to the highest point by businessmen. They sell more chocolate than any other day. They sell more cards than any other occasions except Christmas. I can't imagine if I gave Valentine cards to my female classmates in our high school days. People would think I were either an idiot or in-love. In those days, it would be a laughing stalk even if you gave a Christmas card to your female classmate.
Certainly high school romance is very sweet, though I haven't tasted it. I am told that a website for finding your high school classmates is the second most popular website in the USA. As people fail in their marriages, they remember their high school sweethearts. I have heard many happy endings and romantic stories. This does not surprise me because they share a common history, and they grew up together for years. I guess this is what they call that "first love is the best and most lovable".
Chinese are very reserved in feeling. We prefer "translucent" feeling than complete expression. I have been living in Canada for more than 30 years, but I am still not accustomed to be hugged by the office girls during the Christmas time. My heart may not be pounding, but my face certainly turns red. Are we really not romantic? No! We may prefer different ways. Isn't it more romantic walking in the rain (or snow in Canada, or bushn in Australia, or along the beaches in Singapore and Hong Kong) with someone you enjoy or love than giving her/him with a dozen of roses? Isn't it more romantic to sit on the top of a mountain with someone you can share your feeling than having a candle light supper in an artificial romantic restaurant? Isn't it more romantic giving your love one a surprise than giving her/him a box of chocolate on Valentine Day? Isn't watching "Pride and Prejudice" together more romantic than receiving a Valentine Card?
I am just another outcast, old fashioned, and non-romantic idiot, period!
# posted by CyberMan @ 9:16 AM 
