The Power of Touch

A touch can either heal or break a soul. Beyond “I love you,” touch is used to bring love, and joy. Using touch to the fullest creates positivity all around.    

The power of touch comes in two kinds: the good and the bad. Every day we see how touch can affect lives, yet we rarely pause and examine how our touch have affected the lives of others.

A loving hug in the morning can set the rest of the day right. Children most especially need the kind of touch that assures them that they are loved and they are not alone. The world can be a scary place for a child, yet a loving touch can easily set all fears aside. Similarly, a spouse, a family member, or a friend can use a reassuring hug. Everyone faces all sorts of challenges; nothing can help ease a burden the way a hug or a pat on the back can.

There are many places around the world where the warmth of touch is sorely lacking. Think about war-torn cities and about poverty-stricken communities. These are places where the positivity of life that is passed through touch is badly needed. Most of the time, instead of kindness and help, they receive empty stares from people who distant themselves as much as possible. Oftentimes, negativity does not come from touch. It comes from the lack of it.

In our communities too, even in developed countries like ours, there are sectors of society that desperately need a helping hand and kindness. Sometimes, kindness can manifest in as simple a gesture as holding someone’s hand when they are scared, of reassuring someone that they will get back on their feet, or of patting someone’s back. A simple pat can mean so much. Let us not withhold that kind of touch to anyone.

Understandably, the good kind of touch, the kind that heals wounds and encourages people, comes  from a place of goodness and love. To multiply the positive, one has to be a positive energy, first and foremost.

Beyond light and love, there is the power of touch.