Every Friday night, my family has dinner together. Most of the week, my dad travels on business, and my mum brings her work home. Friday is the one night, when Mum asks that we put down whatever we are doing, and come sit together. She says blessings and we eat.
For the longest time, I resented this tradition. I had other things to do and I don't even believe in a god. Why must I do something that is obviously linked to religion?
The truth is, everything is what you take from it. Now, I simply take it as a time to have dinner with my family and chat about how our week went, and such.
Valentine's Day is similar, to me. I used to resent that day as well. I'm not romantic. I don't have a special somebody. Why does it take a holiday for couples to be sweet to each other? Truth is, humans DO take a lot for granted, including the people who they care about and who care about them. Val-day (as I call it) shouldn't be about getting chocolates and grinding the naughties (though that can be fun, too). It's about taking a moment to appreciate the people around you who you care about. It's about letting those people know that they matter to you.
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