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On February 14th, we celebrate valentine day across the world. We exchange chocolates, cards, roses and gifts with our love ones in the name of st. Valentine. It is not just a day of exchanging gifts and cards, its holds a heart touching true story behind it- a story which gives a true picture of love, commitment and scarifies.
Claudius 2 Gothicus better known as Claudius was the cruel king of Roman Empire in 3rd century. He gets involved into war without any reason and always abused his people. In one word he was a very harsh leader. He was involved in so many wars; it was practically become impossible to get enough soldiers in his troop. Having scratched the truth behind this soldier scarcity he found that people of Rome were not ready to be recruited in his army because roman men are reluctant to leave their loved one or family behind. So he put an order to band marriages and love engagement in his country .Thousands of youth saw their marriage-ships were sinking by a single order of an autocrat. But no one had enough carriage to stand against this order.
But a courageous soul named St. Valentine came forward and stood up against the order and put his view in favour of love. Before the soldiers went to war St.Valentine started to organise various secret marriage ceremony which got postponed or who were willing to marry.
But unfortunately, in 269 a.d. that secret was revealed by the king Claudius and immediately gave death sentence to St.Valentine.
During his jail tenure he fell into love with the daughter of the jailor and incidentally she was blind by birth.
Valentine does not know how to write in Braille and even no writing instrument was available in jail. Valentine send a card to his love writing a sonate squees on violence coupled with love strings. It has been said that while opening the card that girl suddenly started seeing which resembled the power of love. The very next day the Valentine was put on death.
St Valentine did not bother to scarifies his life for the sake of his love. He was sentenced death just because he wanted that young couples could able to tie their knot with their loved ones against the order of their king. Roman emperor killed St Valentine but his spirit of love still alive and will alive until the last day of this universe .
Every year throughout the world people celebrate Valentine day by exchanging roses. Do you know that cultivation of rose has increased by 30 per cent to meet the demand of rose on this day of love. Do you know farmers at Uluberia in West Bengal has created cooperative to cultivate roses .The Panchayat in Uluberia distributed rose saplings to the farmers. Mr. shamal, a farmer in Uluberia told us their income has grown twenty times after they concentrated to grow rose in their fields. Let us exchange rose, show our love so that farmers will get their return. Remember our sign of love is a livelihood of many poor farmers of our country.
It is the day of love not only for your lover or partner; it is the day of love to show the world that we care for each other. Let us make the valentine day [ a zero complain day, a day of gratitude] come forward to love the downtrodden, slum children, special children then only we will be able to justify the real meaning of Valentine’s day. Come and join Turnstone Global to show the world that you care.
