17 January 2009

Language of Hugs

I've never been a huge fan of hugs. They can be so awkward, especially when you don't know the person all that well. I'm never sure if I should hug a person, or just say hi.

Much to my initial chagrin, the past couple of days have been filled with hugs. However, as a result I have decided that I like hugs. Hugs are a sort of language of their own. You can tell so much about a person and about a relationship based on the hug. A quick pat on the back. A hug that knocks you backward a few steps. A hug you don't want to ever end. Most of my hugs this week have been good hugs, hugs that reunite people.

Now I find myself hugging people that I perhaps never would have hugged before. And you know what? I love it. When I'm engulfed in the arms of someone I love, the world just seems right.

Millions and millions of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you. ~ Jacques Prévert

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