Valentines day like other major holidays can get caught up in the commercial hype, but the basic concept of the day is profound. To love and be loved elevates us to a level of worth that makes life meaningful.The beauty of love is that it ennobles who we are and fills us with the  realization that there is beauty and meaning in our relationships. Love comes in many forms, and is not limited to immediate members of our family,it reaches out to friends and persons from every decade of our life. I think of the Goethe expression which states that” if we experience love we have seen the face of God.”