I’ve once read in a magazine about the story of new born twins: one was a very healthy baby boy and the other was a baby girl who was expected to live for only a night. The nurse, who was stationed at the nursery, did the unthinkable (something that the hospital didn’t allowed). She placed the healthier twin on the crib together with the younger for the idea that maybe this could help. When morning came to check on the weaker twin, nurses and doctors found the twins holding hands and the girl definitely stronger—she then lived happily with her twin brother and her family.
My cousin was a freelance writer for magazines which allowed me to read such fine selections from them. At this point, now that’s she’s in abroad while I’m miles away, a friend of hers shares this story of people who asks for hugs. These are people who are found on sidewalks with placards stating “HUG ME”. Whoever who are not used to such or may have thought of them as weird or annoying; disrupting the thoughts we had flowing; but in truth they are the one doing us a favor.
According to Psychologist Virginia Satir, “We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day for growth.” A touch they say does the trick and a smile gives more meaning however giving hugs can do more as warmth from someone shows the difference between “stressed out and looking for someone to care” to “totally taken cared of”. Yup we do need hugs.
Hugging someone actually relieves tension as it helps our body released oxytocin which is known as the bonding or cuddle hormone which then perks up our loving and caring feeling. It also reduces blood pressure as told in another study conducted year 2000. Studies show that babies who were hugged during while running blood test on them are calmer and their heart rates steadier. Both elevated levels of cortisol and high blood pressure have been linked to various diseases and hugging do wonders by decreasing chances of having these.
Yup something good for the heart; just when we thought oatmeal and exercises will do just fine. There are certain stuffs which we must also consider at great length, one of which is the principle that no man should be an island (although kidding aside we always wanted something to be named after us even an island).
There are people who have through great lengths just to give a hug. A certain advertisement once showed a man with a placard asking for hugs. At first nobody wanted to then one girl turned back at the guy and started hugging him. Sooner he was hugged by almost anyone who passed his way till it reached a certain point that he had more than what he seemed he wished for. Everyone who had hugged him that day had big smiles on their faces—there are even those who jumped joyfully as they do this with the guy. At the end of the commercial wrote the message on AIDS and how people should understand them. The hugs and those who gave them are definitely much more appreciated by people with certain illness who are at times discriminated. These give them hope more than a person could imagine that during their last years on earth they felt loved and understood. It’s definitely time to live, love and hug some more than the usual—hugs hugs hugs!!!!
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