May 16, 2009 15:58
It has 50 'actions' to make the world a better place. And I really like this one:
ACTION 41: Hug Somone
A friend of mine has
never forgotten seeing
father kiss his granddad’s
hand as
he lay in coma
just before he died.
It was the only time
he had ever seen
them kiss.
And the only time he
hugged his father was
when his sister died.
It wasn’t that they weren’t
close, just that they were
grown up,
Australian, and only
death could take down
all the barriers.
But children do it
instinctively- they want
to touch and be touched,
to hold and be held.
So if there was one bit
of advice we’d give
everyone reading this
book, it would be this.
Touch someone you love.
Hold them.
Kiss them.
It’s the one piece of magic
we can all do, every day.
♥
mock gift,
b'day,
i feel old