The directives from the health experts have been loud and clear — maintain your social distance to curb the spread of the dreaded virus.
The hard part is to follow through. Firm hand shakes, affectionate hugs, and a tender touch are so central to who we are as people. And so necessary.
Changing the behavior that has been engrained in our psyche is difficult, but certainly necessary in these uncertain times. I just want us to go back to the way things were. The human touch is probably more necessary than we ever knew – certainly as critical as our other senses.
Perhaps these trying times will serve to teach us the invaluable worth of the human touch.
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