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FREE HUGS!
Sunday, Aug 26, 2007 2:11PM / Standard Entry / Members only
6 commentsI'm sure some of you have heard about this phenomena. It's basically the idea of going out into public with a sign that says "FREE HUGS". It's may seem a little silly at first, but think about it. How many people do you see smiling at eachother in public, or smiling at all? Couldn't our society, with all it's billions of people, be a little closer? After all, we're really just one big family. Hugs make everyone feel better. They're the simplest things, but there's some kind of energy or something that floods into you when you hug someone, a best friend, parent, or complete stranger. The last week I've been in kind of a bad mood. Maybe it's because I'm trying to finish all this summer reading in such a short time, some of the extensive projects I've taken up for this year, who knows? But my friend just reminded me of Free Hugs a few minutes ago, and I started thinking, what better way to get happy and share happiness?
Tonight I went to a Chinese restaurant. I saw a waitress joking with some customers and laughing. It made me really happy to see people interacting like this. I had a very short conversation with the manager's wife in Chinese, and she said I should come back all the time to practice with her. This also made me feel so good. Another example of how hugs have helped me, was one day last winter when I was really distressed about my girlfriend, who had really hurt me emotionally. I was leaning against a locker when a kid who I was kind of friends with came by and asked me if I was ok. I turned around and mumbled, "not really". He reached out his arms and hugged me. It was so sincere that I cried on his shoulder for 5 minutes, not caring what anyone around me though. It really helped when when I needed help really badly.
I think people, especially in the USA are really distanced from eachother, but deep down we want to feel close to people. So along with this free hugs thing, I'm going to make an effort to be more extraverted, and try to have conversations with more people I don't know. Tomorrow my friend and I are going to the mall with posters saying FREE HUGS! It's the first time I've ever done this so I'm excited and nervous. We'll get laughed at probably, but hopefully give plenty of hugs. Of course you can do this anytime you want, but International Free Hug Day is September 10, so definately hug as many people as you can!
Here are some videos of free hugs:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4&mode=related&search=
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RKILQPBcVTI&mode=related&search=
Peace, Love, and Happiness to you all,
Colin
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