The Love Day Is Here! Aaliyah is away with her friends, I am sitting by the fireplace, looking at her happy picture which she has sent me on my phone only a moment ago. She is out there enjoying the picnic and here I am sulking and yearning for her. Sometimes love becomes too condescending, it wants to cling and you can know it when you feel your emotions dip down to jealousy, anger or sadness. It is the time when you need to raise your vibrations and get into loves pure state which is free and trusting. The song, Cant Stop Falling In Love, by Elvis plays in the background. Suddenly, I lift myself up and order a bunch of Red Roses and carefully schedule its delivery to Aaliyah on Valentines Day. I browse through the Valentines Day cards online to pick the perfect one for her and just when I hit the send button my phone beeps. There is a message from my friend, Steve. Steve always sends me some funny ecards for Groundhog Day, which is celebrated on February 2, every year. It is a traditional holiday in the US and Canada, where it is believed that when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and the sky is cloudy, then the spring season will arrive early, and if it is sunny, the groundhog will see its shadow and retreat back into its den, and winter weather will persist for six more weeks. This has come down through generations as a folklore. However now-a-days, it is mostly a fun celebration with food, music, dance and more to see the groundhog emerge from its burrow. I looked at the card and laughed, the pain of missing Aaliyah dissipated a bit. However, this year, there was an accompanying mail, which read, Can you come to Pennsylvania, this weekend? Need your help. A sad smiley at the end, worried me a bit. I wondered what it could be that was upsetting my otherwise happy-go-lucky friend, Steve? Read More |
