(March 2, 2005) -- Of all the things that I stress every day—to my friends, my parents, and my peers—I do not think I have ever stressed my love for Valentine’s Day. Even though it is over and done with, I still feel its love with me today. I noticed this Feb. 14 that this Valentine’s Day was especially romantic and pink.

It is for this reason that I love Valentine’s Day; pink is, in fact, my favorite color, especially when it is all I see for the month of February; from commercials, to magazines, to lollipops, pink is definitely the color for the month of February. Could society’s love for Valentine’s Day be responsible for pink clothing flourishing among youths today? Perhaps.

Aside from my love for pink, I also deeply appreciate the fact that we have set aside one entire day to tell that special someone that we love him or her. Because, of course, with our busy lives in this present day and age, spending any more than one whole day on the person we love is just a pure waste. I am glad to know that when I am older and have a significant other, I will only be forced to really show my affection for one day.

My pink heart, however, goes out to all of those who feel bad because they have no significant other to share this joyous occasion with. Even though I lack a significant other myself, I have learned, over the years, to still enjoy the holiday. So how do I go about and enjoy, you may ask?

First, I always buy chocolates wrapped in pink and shaped as hearts. Next, I always wear a smile on my face.

ALL DAY long. And finally, I take a conscious effort to tell all I meet Feb. 14, “Happy Valentine’s Day!” I find telling this last one to people looking especially glum really makes their day much brighter.

I feel sad for these glum folk; in fact, I was watching the news the other day and a story appeared on how a depressing Valentine’s Day could lead to cardiovascular and coronary problems. Many prestigious doctors in the story did comment on how the correlation between the two is totally erroneous, but who believes educated doctors? I sure don’t.

Sadly, as I mentioned earlier, Valentine’s Day only comes around once a year, and all of the love given and shared goes away as quick as it came. Hopefully in the future, we will have more than one day a year allotted to this great event. When that day comes, love will grow throughout the world, exponentially.