Valentine's day

"Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." -Robert Heinlein.

It just made me smile, how the above quote says love is the "condition" :)
Not sure why this day is named after a Christian martyr but since then, this day has been popular for expressing love, I believe people who haven't expressed love to their beloved, do wait for this day . Remembered this song and these lyrics somehow...

Aisa koi saathi ho aisa koi premi ho
Pyaas dil ki bujha jaaye
Neele neele ambar par chaand jab aaye
Pyaar barsaaye humko tarsaaye

Pyaar mein nahaane ko doob hi jaane ko
Dil mera tadpaaye khwaab jaga jaaye
Aisa koi saathi ho aisa koi premi ho
Pyaas dil ki bujha jaaye

Sure, love is wonderful , only when it is reciprocated as well,I guess. Otherwise, it just wounds the heart which isn't easy to heal. Why does someone love someone in a romantic kind of relationship - For how many does it mean more than fulfulling the desire of getting attention from someone ? Nevertheless, love is so powerful that it can make you go through many kind of emotions.

I think I like this quote -
The art of love is largely the art of persistence - Albert Ellis

Happy Valentine's day !