if i fell in love with you would you promise to be true and help me understand cause ive been in love before and i found that love was more than just holding hands this ancient beatles melody which existed long before i was born during my parents generation to be precise screams out at me and says that love is much more complex than pink balloons and valentines cards we live in a loveaddicted society every day on every television channel a movie a talk show or a soap opera reinforces this myth that without love or without a relationship you are not whole you are incomplete somehow its time for us to question this ageold belief which was actually crafted by the market to serve its own ends very few know that the origins of valentines day lie in a religious feast day which marked the death of the martyred bishop valentine on february 14 469 on the eve of his execution legend has it that the bishop wrote a farewell note to his supposed sweetheart signing it from your valentine little did he know that centuries later the heartfelt prose and gesture would be replaced by valentines day specials and increasingly aggressive marketing even in a country like india before you brand me as a cynic or anti love let me add that i completely believe in love i am happy for those who have loved and are still with the ones they love but i dont feel sad for those who have loved and lost because im sure they have learned much more about life and living in the process these brave hearts have realised the ageless truth that sometimes even the most beautiful love stories do not have happy endings but life is always about the acceptance of things and experiences that are meant to happen and after that its about moving on so for all you lonely people out there its time for you to reflect about all the relationships you have had before and the lessons that you have learned from them to be single and alone can be very empowering take it from me of course when a relationship ends the feelings of hurt and pain are there but let me assure you that you will emerge from it richer and stronger because no matter how great a relationship may be its not bigger than life the truth is there is virtue in single blessedness this valentines day give yourself an opportunity to ponder rethink the love myth the love of your life does not need to be a person it can be a passion a goal a talent or even a hobby the idea is to celebrate yourself love yourself to love what you do its a beautiful life after all and i rediscovered that through my role in murder 3 my character allowed me to deconstruct the idea of love in real life the idea that has been handed