Life can be a confusing mess flustered and meshed with expectations, wants and needs. I expect this, I want that and I really need that one, but with valentines day a stone throw back from this empty silent morning, I find myself realizing that the holiday was never what it was put up to be. I apologize in advance to any of those valentine go getters out there but I just want to state that I don't honestly understand the holiday and I stand behind all that I say in this post. We are mentally hardwired by the media in this day and age to think that we must become these romantic experts who become love droids for our partner (that is if we have one) and purchase for them something that shows our affection that can't be just some lousy half-asser. In a world where Hollywood's saying one thing and our lives state another, we are left with high expectations and much disappointment. I guess what hits me is the fact that we are given a specific day to show love to a partner where we have the ability to do that whenever we want. Why is one day appointed to an everyday expectation. Not to throw out bible verses at you but doesn't John 13:34 state that we must love one another as he (GOD) has loved us? I am almost 83% sure that is correct.
Another issue that just ergs me is that we are controlled to think that if we are single, me being one of them, we show of little importance to the valentine season when the season is truly about showing love toward another. I know how to love, why am I of less importance. It is just one big love fest in my eyes. On my half I actually ended up spending the day with a few friends going on a road trip to Oakland, MI for a basketball game and there seemed to be enough people there giving their love out in a different fashion. So all in all, it just doesn't crack up to what it is said to be in my opinion.
I once have heard that suicide rates were higher during valentines day and Christmas, but there happened to be no statistical data to backup that statement. I was doing some small side research and apparently the media boosts their reports on suicide during these times just to get more attention which ends up leaving us, the public, assuming that rates are higher and people are more in the dumps. During this small browse through the web, I found out that on any given day the average amount of suicides happen every 17 minutes in the US. That is around 82 suicides a day. What kind of world do we live in where we feel like taking our life is a better option than improving it? The human race is so messed up to think that depression is the smarter way to go and suicide is the only form of medication.
That is basically where I am at in this situation. I wish I could do something to help those who are not mentally stable but that is way above my head. Anyway, I will leave the post at that and I hope you guys had a happy safe valentines day.
Later
Aaron Greene
Another issue that just ergs me is that we are controlled to think that if we are single, me being one of them, we show of little importance to the valentine season when the season is truly about showing love toward another. I know how to love, why am I of less importance. It is just one big love fest in my eyes. On my half I actually ended up spending the day with a few friends going on a road trip to Oakland, MI for a basketball game and there seemed to be enough people there giving their love out in a different fashion. So all in all, it just doesn't crack up to what it is said to be in my opinion.
I once have heard that suicide rates were higher during valentines day and Christmas, but there happened to be no statistical data to backup that statement. I was doing some small side research and apparently the media boosts their reports on suicide during these times just to get more attention which ends up leaving us, the public, assuming that rates are higher and people are more in the dumps. During this small browse through the web, I found out that on any given day the average amount of suicides happen every 17 minutes in the US. That is around 82 suicides a day. What kind of world do we live in where we feel like taking our life is a better option than improving it? The human race is so messed up to think that depression is the smarter way to go and suicide is the only form of medication.
That is basically where I am at in this situation. I wish I could do something to help those who are not mentally stable but that is way above my head. Anyway, I will leave the post at that and I hope you guys had a happy safe valentines day.
Later
Aaron Greene
