A hug, a kiss, a warm handshake, a touch. Amongst all our sensory organs, the skin is the most sensitive. Feel the warmth of sun on your skin, feel the raindrops, hold the melting snowflake, or stroke the fur of a snuggling cat. Hold the tiny finger of a baby, feel the drool on your skin, feel the breeze grazing your hair, or the grass on your feet. Touch the soft petals of rose, hold the blade of grass in your hands, run your fingers trying to hold the flowing water in your hands, or feel the velvety softness of moss under your feet. Walk on the rocks, feel their smoothness, warm and easy, feel the poking pebbles, trying to fit between your toes, feel the dust and wild flowers.
Hold a kitten in your arms, purring softly, feel the hot cup of coffee in your hands, touch smoothness of apple in your hand, or the grooves in the strawberry. We cover our feet, we cover our skin, we live in our personal bubbles, protected.
We are living so much in the land of virtual reality, that at times, I feel that the only memory we would have of touch is the touch of keyboard.Touch the ultimate expression of love and hatred. Nothing tells a person he is loved more than a hug and a kiss. Simple holding of hands can comfort someone in grief more than words, a crying baby can be comforted by holding it close or what I really remember , my mom 's hands stroking my head beckoning me to sleep.
Memories associated with touch are stronger than words. A single touch can communicate more than a thousand words. So hold your child close, hug them, swing them , walk without shoes on the grass and roll down your car windows to feel the breeze.Get soaked in the rain once in a while, pick up. some wild flowers on the way. Life is too short to live just in one dimensional world. Experience it with all your senses tuned in- and you will live it fully.
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