February 14, for almost all countries, internationally declared the Day of Love and Friendship, and why not respect the criteria of others, peace, harmony, understanding, union and tolerance. And it is that love and friendship are built on fabrics that navigate on these criteria, to obtain pure love and sincere friendship.
This 14th will be a cold Monday in February, as many like to enjoy human warmth, closeness, touch and touch. The reason for the warm hug, sitting closer as a source of heat energy, the invitation to eat, to walk, to enjoy the streets and the boardwalk wall that so many love stories keep secret throughout history .
The occasion for friends to get together and enjoy good feelings, share the experience of telling stories, singing the song of the moment and inventing a dance. Those of more time, remember past times, unique experiences, while the youngest have the opportunity to feel the privilege of having and being able to count on a good friend.
It is a day that goes beyond just Valentine’s Day, since February 14 should be every day, so that routine does not make us forget the value of family, of preserving and nurturing relationships between brothers, cousins and uncles. , because it is the day of love towards them and the mother, father, siblings, grandparents and even our pets, because it is our duty to protect them.
It should be the truce between all men on this planet, whether they are from different regions, cultures, religions, social orientation, a wall to stop aggression, manifestations of hatred, antagonistic political positions, expressions of offense and maintain the sense of equality, the respect and the right to freedom and self-development free from interference.
Even for the future February 14, although in the northern hemisphere, winter cools sensations, this day, and why not many others on the calendar, could well pause not the cold of the season, but of technology, the internet and the social networks that establish infinite bridges between relationships that distance us from touchable affection.
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The definition is adjusted to each nation, so depending on the culture, the date has various and interesting ways of celebrating it, although there are also others that do not, such as Pakistan, India and Malaysia, for their respective reasons, and the that they do it another day, and not as is, like Valentine’s Day.
This is the case of Russia, which on March 8, on International Women’s Day, merges the two dates to result in a day for men based on women, wives, and good treatment, as well that for a few hours the equation changes, and then the man takes care of the housework that day and prepares the food.
On the other hand, Bolivia does have its Day of Love and Friendship determined, but on September 21, since they take advantage of the magic and color of nature, and the splendor of life, that day being the first of spring, to to make the rainbow of sensations flow, the flight of butterflies between reciprocated hearts and found souls.
In America there is a strong tradition of giving gifts. In Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, among others, couples customarily give each other chocolates, flowers, stuffed animals, letters, perfumes and other objects as a sign of affection. Likewise, they take the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the night, to have dinner away from home, or just walk around some place of interest.
Actually, beyond its Catholic origins, it is no less true that the celebration has been mutating, and adjusting to time and space, which capitalist pockets have also taken advantage of to stimulate gift purchases, or what is equal to the consumerism, which is often misused as a stimulus for love, despite its material nature.
But in real life …
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Although it is not possible to generalize, the reality is that the perfect or rosy days abound in this universe. Idyllic love stories, or happy endings, have remained only for novels and television series, given the convulsive and adverse condition that human beings are assuming in this century, without humanity and consolation.
Because love encompasses more than a couple, a group of friends or a family. It goes towards love between neighboring peoples, understanding, cooperation and solidarity. Respect for another ideology, the same capitalist as communist, towards non-interference in political and economic affairs, goes against wars and their attempts to want to make them explode.
Today, Monday, is February 14, for many, one of the most anticipated and happiest days of the year, but for another part of this world, it is nothing more than hungry children, men under the cold of the night without the shelter of a roof. , war-torn towns, bomb-swept communities, and others at risk from the effects of global warming, or human harm.
Therefore, it is an anniversary to promote love, but on a large scale, to do it without banality, conscientiously, a love that crosses borders, that goes out of the houses, and reaches all the neighborhoods, the communities, and smooths roughness between these and those, those from here and those from there, those inside and outside, because in the end, we are all that same everything.
