Is Valentine's Day A Holiday?

Valentine's Day

is celebrated every year

by millions of people, all over the world.

It is a joyous and a happy day for lovers.

It is a day of celebration.

One must ask,

"Why has Valentine's Day never been declared a holiday?"

No one really seems to have an answer for that.

But then maybe no one has ever asked Stardust Cupid.

About Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is often referred to

as Saint Valentine's Day,

or St. Valentine's Day.

It may also be called simply Valentine Day.

Traditionally,

it is recognized as the day,

when a special gift or a greeting of some kind,

is given to a sweetheart.

This way the sweetheart is acknowledged

as being chosen,

by the giver of the gift or the greeting.

At the very least,

the recipient is complimented.

A valentine may be simply a greeting

sent on Valentine's Day.

This tradition dates back to the 14th century AD.

The Big Picture

Cupid appears to surface on Valentine's Day,

which falls of February 14th every year.

Eros seems to be a part of everyone's everyday life,

at least to some extent.

God, as Love, is always present, everywhere.

Where does Stardust Cupid fit into the picture?

What Do I Do?

Then, there was the inevitable question.

"What do you do for a living?"

Stunned, Stardust Cupid waited for a moment or two,

and then he smiled ever so sweetly.

"What do I do for a living?"

"I knew that somebody was going to ask me that someday!"

"Why don't you ask me

how I knew that you were the one

who was going to ask me that?"

"Then, maybe I will tell you what I do for a living,

or maybe I won't."

"What do you do for a living?"

"Next."

Where Do I Live?

Not too long ago,

someone was bold enough to ask Stardust Cupid

"Where do you live?"

To this, he cautiously replied,

"Where do I live?"

"This is a very personal question

and I am not certain that I should answer it for you,

but I will."

"Look really deep, within the depths of your heart

and if you cannot find me there,

look deeper yet."

"When you find me, you will know."

"Did I ask you where you live?"

"Next?"

How Old Am I?

"How old are you?"

Stardust Cupid was asked many years ago.

"How old am I?" he replied.

"Now you are asking me a really hard question."

"The reality is this.

I am absolutely certain that I was born sometime,

but I think it might have been

a long before time was first calculated by human beings."

"Now if you can tell me,

when humankind started trying to figure out time,

then I might be able to tell you how old I am."

"Does that answer your question?"

"Next?"

What Do I Know...

As history records it,

there were those who were very curious about

Stardust Cupid.

Once upon a time,

a young person asked him,

"What do you know about your ancestors?"

"What do I know about my ancestors?

Not very much!"

Stardust Cupid was heard to say.

"I have been told

that everyone has to have forefathers somewhere," he continued.

"And know that what worked for them

will still work for me.

I can feel it!"

And thus the Stardust Cupid admirers

began to realize an affection for him

that even surpassed

their love for Cupid, of times gone by.

About Stardust Cupid

Stardust Cupid, on the other hand,

or at least some will say,

was born as the direct result of two huge stars colliding,

somewhere in outer space many years ago.

The terrible collision caused a lot of sparks to fly

and created a very long trail of bright shiny dust.

Originating as one very fine particle of dust,

fully airborn on the eternal wings of time,

Stardust Cupid came floating gently down to earth.

Stardust Cupid has kept humankind

falling in love with him and his antics ever since.

About Love

One must fully comprehend who Love really is.

"God is Love."

God is a personification of Love, within this context.

His divine love reveals a fatherly love for man

and a brotherly love for one another.

This is an eternal, unconditional love that never ends.

About Eros

Eros, the Greek god of erotic love,

is comprended in terms of human sexual love,

more often associated with feelings of love and desire.

Of course, love has its own way of gratifying basic needs,

sublimating instinctive impulses,

which in turn protect and preserve the human mind.

Aspiring and fufilling love's desire or yearning,

Brings one aspect of fufillment into the lives of human beings.

About Cupid

Cupid

has often been referred to

as the Roman god of erotic love.

Cupid has been depicted

as a very young boy,

who is carrying a bow and arrow.

He is seldom seen wearing more

than a just a long ribbon.

Cupid's bow consists of

two convex curves,

with ends that are also curved.

Perhaps you may have seen Cupid?

Stardust Cupid

STARDUST CUPID

If there was ever an instigator of human love,

it has to have been Cupid.

Cupid is frequently portrayed as eternal eros,

spreading love forever,

on a human plateau of existence.

Stardust Cupid

represents a contemporary portrait of Cupid,

or eros,

to be taken as seriously

as Cupid can be taken in any era.

Enjoy getting know Stardust Cupid.

W. Diane Van Zwol

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R.N., B.A. (Honors), M.A.,

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