So, the question before the house is “Are
you a hugger”, or where do you stand on the thing of hugging?
Personally, I never thought about it much. If someone wanted to hug, my personal system was always “let ‘em” or endure it gracefully. Now I see an article that mentions that we have become a hugging culture, He points to ceremonies as the Awards where every participant gives hugs from seat to stage, or sports events where a score results in a round of general hugging. Many schools have established policies, ‘never hug a child.’ That’s kind of sad, because there are times when a child really needs a reassuring hug.
For men, this is new terrain. Handshakes
are scripted, a firm grip, several quick pumps, and done. There is evidence
that the handshake started in the fifth
century to show there was no weapon being held.
Hugging at the work place gets this
advice from a senior executive, “Don’t yell, don’t cry, don’t hug”. Maybe that
pretty well covers it.
And then, we probably are over
thinking this, and making the usual mountain out of a mole hill, as we tend to
do.
My advice, that of St. Paul (2 Thess
3,16) “The Lord of peace always give you peace in every way. The Lord be with
you all.”
GPD 9/16/13
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