St. Valentine’s Day is February 14th in the United States. It is a day of expressing your love for your girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, grandma, grandpa or any other person you particularly are fond of. I can remember in grade school where teachers had us to prepare cards to give to other students. The practice of card and flower giving started in England in with a poem, Parlement of Foules by Geoffrey Chaucer in 1382. Then it spread to Europe and then to the rest of the world. There is hardly a country in the world that doesn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. Even hard-hearted jerk that I am sent my wife flowers. And as a bonus I wrote about her on my blog called the Black Swan. The story of St. Valentine goes by to the 4th century in Rome. Valentine was a priest who was helping people to live their lives. Unfortunately he went against the government and they killed him. The day before he was killed, he sent a card with a poem. On the card was written to my valentine. He gave his life in what he believed. I guess that is what this is all about is giving a piece of yourself to someone else. Whether it is for personal reasons or because you love the person. It is not always easy but it is always rewarding. Send someone a card or take them to lunch and see what happens. You will never know what can be unless you give of yourself to someone else. As the bible says, no getting love is this than you give your life for another. Happy Valentine’s Day.
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