It's Valentine's Day
and as much as I'd like to buy into the whole sappy
Happy Ever After stuff
(You know what I am talking about)
the couples holiday thing
~
flowers
nice dinner out
the holiday that is geared for the "other" 1%
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I just can't help wondering...
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Can we love those we do not know...
Can we reach out with what we have
and provide small comfort with just a touch
Can we assume that even vicious species
have moments of profound connection
and that all species love to linger in the arms of a warm embrace
Can I assume that love requires the bigger, older and stronger to
sometimes
bend down to the level of the
smaller, younger and weaker to be able to have a complete
perspective
Is it safe to say
love is more about holding hands on the 'average' days
rather than
than the annual flowers, cards and expectations of the holiday
Isn't love about those seemingly random moments
when
without planning or fanfare
we completely expose our inner child
and immerse ourselves in unique expressions of joy
together
I'm just wondering
because love doesn't have to be
so hard, or expensive, or fraught with expectation
It just has to be practiced
