讓我們都來抵制情人節(jié)

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Let's All Boycott Valentine's Day
    A whimsical look at how both men and women view Valentine's Day, and some basic history.
    I mean you too, ladies. Let’s face it, if your significant other needs the TV or a gigantic retail red sign to remind him or her to tell someone special that they are, then your relationship is probably lacking a lot more than a just box of chocolates!
    Retail or “commercial love” has emptied the pockets of many a smitten man and paid for bouquets of infidelities over, at least, the past 600 years. Historians vary on the actual conception of the day. Saint Valentine was supposedly a priest who secretly married young men and their brides, defying the Emperor’s orders, who believed unmarried men made better soldiers. So, there you go guys, you’re celebrating the dude that made marriage an “ideal”. And, by the way, he was sentenced to death. Kind of the same thing, to hear most of you talk. Some say while he was in prison awaiting his death, he fell in love with the prison guard’s daughter and sent her a letter signed, “From your Valentine.”
    And, presto, a retail dream come true!
    The truth is that the ides of February, being February 15th, was the beginning of Spring and a time for purification. The closest thing to that would be to “spring clean” your proverbial “dirty little secrets” closet, come clean with the things you should or should not have said over the past 12 months, package it up neatly and put it away for good. That’s about it. It has very little, if any, to do with love or romance and especially not jewelry. The commercial industry has just convinced all of us romantics, and those of us who just want to “keep the peace” that we must gorge our love with delectable chocolates and fill our home with dozens of roses for the sake of this saint. It could have been Saint Peter that wrote that love letter. Then imagine what we would do on St. Peter’s Day! No, don’t.
    And, to top it all off, 85%, yes 85% of all the valentine propaganda is purchased by women! That’s more than one or even two pair of shoes ladies. This is obviously not HIS idea of romance!
    This Valentine’s Day, tell your sweetheart you want to forgo the valentine propaganda and when and if he or she feels the need to show love and appreciation, just pick a day, anyday. I think most of you would be pleasantly surprised at the special attention paid to that moment. And those of you who think you would be sadly disappointed, you probably already are anyway!
    And to top that off, a dozen roses in April or August are at least half as expensive and jewelry is almost always half price in January. We all are watching dollars these days, no reason to watch yours “wilt”!
    Happy February Lovers!
    一個新奇視角看男男女女們的瓦倫丁節(jié)(情人節(jié)),和一些眾人皆知的歷史.
    你也來看看,女士.直面它,如果你重要的另一半需要電視或者巨大的零售玫瑰紅來提醒他或她是與眾不同的,那么你們的關系需要的遠不止一盒巧克力!
    至少在過去的600年里,零售或"商業(yè)的愛"掏空了許多被折磨的人的口袋來為不忠貞的鮮花買單.歷史學家改變了情人節(jié)的真實含義.圣瓦倫丁是一個悄悄地嫁給了幾個年輕小伙子的牧師,他們的新娘無視國王的命令,因為國王認為未婚男子能成為更好的士兵.所以,你現(xiàn)在是在給使婚姻成為一種理想的花花公子慶祝.順便說一句,他被判處了死刑.他在獄中等死日子里愛上了獄警的女兒,給了她一封信上面寫著,"你的瓦倫丁書."
    很快,零售夢想成真!
    事實是這樣的,古羅馬日歷中,2月15日是春天的開始和凈化心靈的日子."以春天的名義清洗"你的裝有"骯臟的小秘密"的心房,蕩滌你在過去12個月里該說的或不該說的話,整潔地打成包,扔掉,一心向善.就是這樣了.這和愛情浪漫沒有一點即使一丁點關系都沒有,尤其是珠寶之類.商業(yè)運作讓我們相信浪漫,我們中的那些人只是想用美味的巧克力和看在這位圣人的面子上給家里布置滿玫瑰花來滿足愛情的巨大胃口以"維持感情安定".下來讓我們想象一下在圣彼得節(jié)我們該做什么?不,別這樣.
    85%的情人節(jié)消費者品是被女性購買的!不止是一兩雙鞋,女士們.這顯然不是他的浪漫想法!
    情人節(jié),告訴你的甜心你想摒棄情人節(jié)購物,如果當他或她感覺需要表達愛意和欣賞,任選一天.我想你們中的大多數(shù)會因為在那個時刻對于情人節(jié)(故意避開)的特殊注意感到驚喜.而你們中那些認為你會感到沮喪的人,對他(她)來說你可能已經(jīng)什么都不是了!
    一打四月或八月的玫瑰花和珠寶都至少比二月的便宜一半.現(xiàn)在我們都看錢,沒理由看你的"憔悴"!(寧愿你憔悴也不愿多花錢)
    祝情人們在二月過得快樂!
    一個新奇視角看男男女女們的瓦倫丁節(jié)(情人節(jié)),和一些眾人皆知的歷史.
    你也來看看,女士.直面它,如果你重要的另一半需要電視或者巨大的零售玫瑰紅來提醒他或她是與眾不同的,那么你們的關系需要的遠不止一盒巧克力!
    至少在過去的600年里,零售或"商業(yè)的愛"掏空了許多被折磨的人的口袋來為不忠貞的鮮花買單.歷史學家改變了情人節(jié)的真實含義.圣瓦倫丁是一個悄悄地嫁給了幾個年輕小伙子的牧師,他們的新娘無視國王的命令,因為國王認為未婚男子能成為更好的士兵.所以,你現(xiàn)在是在給使婚姻成為一種理想的花花公子慶祝.順便說一句,他被判處了死刑.他在獄中等死日子里愛上了獄警的女兒,給了她一封信上面寫著,"你的瓦倫丁書."
    很快,零售夢想成真!
    事實是這樣的,古羅馬日歷中,2月15日是春天的開始和凈化心靈的日子."以春天的名義清洗"你的裝有"骯臟的小秘密"的心房,蕩滌你在過去12個月里該說的或不該說的話,整潔地打成包,扔掉,一心向善.就是這樣了.這和愛情浪漫沒有一點即使一丁點關系都沒有,尤其是珠寶之類.商業(yè)運作讓我們相信浪漫,我們中的那些人只是想用美味的巧克力和看在這位圣人的面子上給家里布置滿玫瑰花來滿足愛情的巨大胃口以"維持感情安定".下來讓我們想象一下在圣彼得節(jié)我們該做什么?不,別這樣.
    85%的情人節(jié)消費者品是被女性購買的!不止是一兩雙鞋,女士們.這顯然不是他的浪漫想法!
    情人節(jié),告訴你的甜心你想摒棄情人節(jié)購物,如果當他或她感覺需要表達愛意和欣賞,任選一天.我想你們中的大多數(shù)會因為在那個時刻對于情人節(jié)(故意避開)的特殊注意感到驚喜.而你們中那些認為你會感到沮喪的人,對他(她)來說你可能已經(jīng)什么都不是了!
    一打四月或八月的玫瑰花和珠寶都至少比二月的便宜一半.現(xiàn)在我們都看錢,沒理由看你的"憔悴"!(寧愿你憔悴也不愿多花錢)
    祝情人們在二月過得快樂!