From the Editor’s Desk

Happy Valentine’s Day! Stay Connected!

Dear Readers,

In a few weeks, we would all have survived a year of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s been a year filled with myriad experiences for us all… a year of fear and apprehensions, empowerment and empathy, loss and gratitude, introspection and epiphanies, new normals and renewed relationships. But more than all else, it’s been a year of immense learning and irrevocable education. It sure could go down as history’s most extensive learning curve for the human race!

Of the many things that we have learnt, one of the key highlights is the Human Connect, which kept us going all through the heartbreaks and the rigours. It’s the mental, moral and emotional support which has seen us through this devastating nightmare. Love, compassion and hope gently nourished the healing and recovery of broken hearts and spirits. Which is why, more than ever, we should celebrate and cherish the pinnacle of this Human Connect – Love.

Valentine’s Day 2021 will be commemorated as an evolved and redefined paradigm. Since love ain’t really love till it’s been expressed, and the human connect thrives on communication, how about we dedicate Valentine’s Day to connecting with ALL our loved ones and sharing a part of ourselves with them! It would definitely be more heart-felt than repeating the boring ‘flowers-chocolates-stuffed toy’ gifting routine.

Put your skills to good use. Make those Valentine’s Day cards yourself or put together a song or prepare a special meal! Share these videos and pics with them and tell them they are missed and loved and precious to you! Love is, after all, in the words of Robert Frost, “an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired!”

Happy Valentine’s Day! May we continue to celebrate the Human Connect every single day!

Have a good weekend!

– Anahita