Baby granddaughter has been sick. Today was the worst for her. She had a fever, would not eat or drink most of the day. All she wanted was for me to hold her. Non-stop. And I was glad to hold her.
Not just because she is my granddaughter, but growing up when I fell down or didn’t feel well, I remember running to mother who held me on her lap until I was ‘all better’, and it helped.
So many times in life there are things, situations, feelings, emotions we don’t understand or know how to deal with…just like my granddaughter. She didn’t know what she needed. She knew she didn’t feel good and only wanted the closeness of a loving person to cling to for comfort.
We as adults are really the same way. We need closeness and attention of others especially in difficult times. The lack of human touch has crippled too many lives so they cannot feel love and therefore cannot give love.
Rather than looking for someone to hug you, go find someone who needs to be hugged and let that hug comfort you. There is enough loss, heartache and loneliness from babies to the elderly. All it takes to solve it is two arms (yours or mine) and a listening ear.
We cannot let fear of ‘catching something from somebody else’ hold us back. A sterile life is just that. Sterile! Nothing will come of it!
Look for ways you can hold others and begin. It just might change your life too.
Mrs. Goodfinder 