By Jason Dagenhart
Round Table reporter

The lap posts have scarlet ribbons tightly wrapped around them, hearts line the walls. Elementary school children are running around putting valentines in their classmates’ colorfully-decorated boxes. Middle school students are shyly giving their first “real” valentine to the person they have a crush on. High school students are going on dates or sitting at home feeling sad. Valentine’s Day can either be exciting and romantic, or depressing and dismal.

It all depends on the way people view this very special holiday, and whether it is with a very positive attitude; even though the people with the positive attitudes usually already have a boyfriend or girlfriend or special someone in their life and the people with the more negative attitudes towards Valentine’s Day usually don’t have a significant other yet.

It all comes down to attitude, though. You can’t have a nice day if you have an attitude with a perpetual raincloud hovering over it. The only way you can have a nice day is if you make it that way by thinking positive.

 The same goes for Valentine’s Day. You can celebrate Valentine’s Day with a frown on your face and a trip in your step, but what good will that do for you and everyone around you?

 Nothing good will come of it.

 So don’t think of Valentine’s Day as depressing or a “Singles-Awareness-Day,” but as a happy and celebratory day in which you can be positive whether or not you have a significant other. Be happy for what you are and with what you have.