February Feathers: The First Lesson Is "Love Most"

February Feathers: The First Lesson Is "Love Most"

12/13/2013 09:47:00 pm
By Bindu Saxena

Expert Author Bindu Saxena
It's a 30-second click when heartfelt emotions and sweet sentiments merge. It mentions a lovely gesture and flavor of the love season that suits any lover's fancy. A dozen long-stemmed roses and a box filled with chocolates, and my message is clear!
I refer to the 45th day of the Gregorian calendar - 14th of February - famously known as Valentine's Day.
The mystic magic of love generates a profound sense. You begin to soar. You are already a virtual avian. The feathers of birds molt and replace with the new ones, but feathers of February always cover and give the much-needed thermal insulation and brilliance to your life, when you are in love.If you had not been through it earlier,try it now.
Lost into each other's oceanic gaze the warmth of just one hug makes it heavenly. A loss of self and a sense of 'us' go beyond making the moments indescribable, and the air smells of incense. With vast span of wings the perfume floats freely in the sky, and the hidden joy of , "I am not alone anymore" touches every pore of your body.
The month of February and the season of romance, plays a cupid that spells magic. It races your heart. The weather feels pleasant. The flowers emit fragrance. The columns of newspapers are replete with heart-filled messages expressing love in myriad ways.
It's here that your heart starts re-greening. It is the most beautiful experience that one must feel at least once in a lifetime!
The expression of love whether openly or secretly has come a long way. Valentine's Day is not only for the lovers alone. It's for anybody and everybody you feel attracted to.
It can even be a message for the one you admire with showers of cards, bouquets and gifts. The urban and rural; the rich and poor; the young and old - they all have their distinct ways to celebrate this day. The common factor - in each case - being the feelings, having the same meaning.
From a farmer who wrote to his wife, "I love you" across a field in manure conveyed the same feeling as an American lover who hired a sky writing plane to form a heart, which is well ornamented with his and his wife's name, pierced by a long arrow.on this day.
Other than a red rose which is a symbol of love, there is another flower, which without being a rose conveys the same meaning. This most whimsical heart-shaped flower in colors of pink and white is the Valentine flower. It has a drop of blood dangling down at the bottom of its heart, and hence the name, Bleeding Heart.
This day is terrible for people who are single, but, it's worse for the ones in a relationship and not being around their valentine. For a solitary person this day is just another day, but for those in a relationship, it would be hard to ignore this day.
Fall in love, and know how you feel when your valentine is not around. Much one can do in a proximal relationships, but a lot of patience and effort go to keep the fire burning in a long distance relationship. Thanks to the internet, it could still be celebrated in cyberspace with Skype, across telephone lines, and when nothing is attainable it stays within our memories!
Having said that, your valentine must know how much you appreciate her/his love no matter how many miles separate the two of you. These not only nourish, but are thoughtful ways to show that you care for one another. It goes a long way and proves that love if nurtured well can be magically maintained.
Even though Valentine's Day is typically devoted to romance, it could also be a weekend getaway with your family; a bottle of chilled beer in a good company of friends; a flower from a father, and a yummy munch from a mother. It could also be a sweet little card for someone you fancy next door.
Our society still debated over the relevance of this day to Indian culture. In earlier days, the emperor of Rome ordered his soldiers not to marry or become engaged. He opined that the married soldier would want to stay at home with his family rather than fighting his wars. However, it was Saint Valentine who opposed the emperor's decision and secretly let the lovers marry. The saint was imprisoned and sentenced to death. Post his demise, 14th February is set aside to honor the person who taught us the importance of love. That is why we celebrate this day as Saint Valentine's Day, a day dedicated to love.
I wish I could explain the indescribable beauty of this word. However, the only thing that I like to convey is that one should utter the words "I love you" very sparingly. We should save it for the one we really intend to be with. The casual use of this statement would trash the very essence of love.
Love just happens. The bells of love just ring, sometimes impromptu. To cite an example, from the book, " On Three Ways of Writing For Children" by C.S.Lewis, "once in a hotel dining-room, I said, rather too loudly, 'I loathe prunes.'" An unexpected "So do I" came the voice from a six year old from another table. Sympathy was instantaneous. Neither of us thought it funny. 
The above spontaneous conversation was the proper meeting between a man and a child as independent personalities. Now think of a scenario, when in the above situation the 2 people were of opposite sex of similar age who found that they shared common interest. According to the book, "The Question of God," by C.S.Lewis and Sigmund Freud, "The friendship which arises between them may pass in next half hour into erotic love."
The sweet transition from platonic to the next level takes place. From this page of their book of love indexing starts and chapters are written one by one. The volumes of chapters seem to merge and Eros deepens. What follows is now anyone's guess ... .
This wish for a deep romantic partner and the desire to attain is so powerful in human beings that its basic unit is plural, a couple.
Are you ready to go for it?
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