Thursday, February 14, 2008

I Choo-Choo Choose You

My wife and I don't usually give gifts and such on holiday. We think we would like to be the kind of people that takes the commercialism out of the holidays.

For example: A week prior to Valentines day roses are usually about $7.99 a dozen (i'm generalizing, give or take a few bucks either way ..) but the week of Valentines day they skyrocket to $29.99 +. Not that i'm cheap or i dont think my wife deserves them but don't you think its a bit ridiculous? The same thing goes for Christmas ... and every other holiday. Stores just want to make more money cause ... they know people will pay for it.

Something that always pops into my head at this time of year is the episode of the Simpsons where Ralf Wiggims gives Lisa Simpson a Valentines day card.




It makes me laugh, for one thing it's the Simpsons. Secondly it portrays how everyone is doing the exact thing as Ralf. The go and spend lots and lots of money on things to please the other person. I think for all those people that went out and bought chocolates, roses and other big ticket items JUST because today is Valentines day are a little bit weird. If you love your partner you should be able to do these things any day of the year and not just because its Valentines day.

And for all the girls out there that celebrate today, don't forget that its Valentines day for the guys as well! Every year i ask my wife how come only the guys go out and do all these "special" things for the ladies? How come the girls don't go out and buy video games, cameras, motorcycles, sports equipment .. for the guys ??
I know my wife reads this so i hope she gets the hint ;)

Anyways I hope everyone has a great day whether you celebrate it or not!


1 Corinthians 13

Love
1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

2 comments:

Tree said...

I always think of that episode, too, around this time of year and I said the exact thing to my sister just last night. BTW, it was Lisa who gave Ralph that Valentine's Day card because no one else gave him one, so she took one of hers and put it in his paper bag. Because of that kind gesture, he fell in love with Lisa.

The useless things a teacher knows, eh?

snerk said...

it's so weird how i thought I commented..... but anyway. Didn't I buy you a camera for Valentine's? and TWO camera bags! Wow I am generous. :D