Dearest UV,
I have probably not told you this before - that as a
gawky teenager, it took me a while to fathom what Valentine’s Day was all about.
I always saw girls in my school sharing love letters with their favorite senior
guys throughout the year and an extra rose on “Propose Day” which made very
little sense to me. Finally when it used to be 14th of Feb, everyone
would be bunking classes in order to spend time with the most sought after girl
or boy initially at the canteen and for a romantic escapade thereafter.
As I
grew up, I realized I have been saving up piles of letters, gifts and bunches
of love cards over the years that couldn’t find and reach the right person, as
I simply failed to spot the face and the heart I was looking for amidst the
crowd. Today, I regret not preserving those silly little hand written notes and
hand drawn hearts well enough, so that I could hand them over to you. I truly
miss doing that.
Till date, I do not understand the concept of picking out
one single day in a year in order to express love and not making the best of the rest 364
days. This definitely goes for only those who live by such theories and I do not
intend to offend anyone who choose to observe and glorify love that way. It’s
just that I do not wish to be counted among those who are missing out on a single
day, minute or second to let the love of their life know – what he or she means
to them. If I could, I would have added one more day to the calendar and made
up for all those times I couldn’t be with you. If I could, I would have also asked
the Almighty to grant me one additional day for each year that I am yet to live
on earth, so that I can compensate for all those things I couldn’t do for and all those gestures I couldn't show to my
loved ones. If you find me more sensitive, more thoughtful, more family
oriented and more giving today, you are the reason love! If I have learned to
think and perceive the good things in life this way, I owe it all to you!
This is what you have done to me and I am ever so grateful to you for coming
into my life as a blessing from above.
Even though I’m
unsure of a lot of things in life I am certain that I love you and will
continue to love you forever. With each passing year, my respect for the person
that you are is deepening more and more, and I believe, you are a gift of a
lifetime in the entire family that is blown away by your charismatic
personality, golden heart, extremely caring and dutiful nature. The way you
have been looking after each and every elderly member in our lives reflects the
core values that you swear by. Your popularity within the young lot goes beyond any illustration and I cherish the fact that
you have turned out to be more of a son, a real brother and a true friend for
those who matter the most to me.
Dear, to put in words the love that I feel for
you and how much I crave your presence when you are not around is quite a
challenge. This day is certainly not enough to tell you how rare and special
you are. Loving you, knowing you and growing up with you have been a journey of
transformation for me. You changed me for the better and molded me into the
strong, confident, calmer and contented person that I am today. You always
bring out the best in me and I am immensely moved by your selflessness – the
way you think of others before yourself who truly mean to you. You are the
reason I wake every morning with a smile on my face. You spread joy and
positivity into my mundane life. The very fact that I have YOU to fall back
on, cuddle with at the end of the day, rest my head on to your shoulder and get
pampered like a toddler who is missing her home and family – makes this life
worth living and celebrating every day. I love you and always will as my
significant other, my best friend, my guardian, my guide and my partner in all
sorts of crimes that the world better not come to know of. Lol! Happy
Valentine’s Day baby! Keep shining bright and continue to love me the way you
do. I promise to bug you, love you, kiss you, hug you and drive you nuts for
the next hundreds of births.
Lovingly yours,
Ushasi.
