Free Hugs \(*^~^*)/

You can teach how

to blow kisses

to hold hands

to tickle sides

to kiss foreheads

But who teaches us to hug?

We are pulled from our mothers into a cold world

blind

freezing

screaming

But our first sensation is

the warmth of a hand

the strength of an arm

the brush of a cheek

Who teaches newborns to cling to their mothers?

Who teaches you how to feel comfort and joy by an embrace?

Who shows us how to run to those we’d never see again,

arms outstretched in anticipation?

By our very natures, we are drawn to one another

to embrace to conserve warmth

to wrap around a loved one in protection

to hug to show affection

to feel like you’re not the only person in this life

We hug because we are happy

We hug because we are sad

We hug because we are excited

We hug because we are in love

We hug because we are human.