What's the deal?

Ok, so today is d day after val, and i really wanted to do this yesterday, but... so here i am today, i'm just here basically to rant about how val's day is seen. I'm not so much of a fan of the whole paint the town red, buy all sorts of expensive gifts just because it's february 14. In my own personal opinion, it really shouldn't be a big deal, originally valentine's day was basically set aside to show love to the less fortunate around us(and trust me, there are very many of them, just open your eyes, some are even right under our noses), and now thanks to what i believe is the selfish attitude of people, valentine is no longer about what you can give to genuinely make some(who deserves it) happy, it's now more about what you can get, this especially applies to young girls, that's not to say guys don't have their own o! But really, in all honesty, if you are with someone you really care about, i don't think you need valentine's day to show "love" (abi, is it gift we are showing nowadays) to that person, you have 365 days a year to that, and it's not just always about the gifts, there's more to loving an individual than buying expensive gifts, it's just rather sad that most people  now value material things over all other things.
The long and short rily is that we should learn to show love to those we truly cherish as often as we can and not just in material ways, also, we should be able to genuinely reach out to the less privileged around, everything is not by money, you could touch someone's life just by taking out time to "chill" with them and get to know them better. i've had such experiences where i decided to take out time to get to know someone better, and trust me, it was a blessing not just for her but me also, today she's one of my very good friends.
Let's learn to give more and expect less.
Ciao!

Tara