Hug day has been the best thing to happen to me so far since I have moved to San Marcos. It was even better than I had expected it to be. I think most people either thought I was completely insane or really funny...so why not hug the funny girl :-D. You could tell by the way people hugged you how bad they actually needed one...some people didn't even let go quickly...they genuinely needed a hug. And SOOO many people said Thank you after they got their hug..which I really did not expect at all but really apprieciated. I feel closer to my peers after today...the whole activity really made me think of what is truely important..and how one person really can make a difference...even if they are only making a difference in a small way. For the rest of the day people would see my FREE HUGS shirt and would just come and ask for one...and many more people stopped me to see why I was hugging people or to tell me what a great idea they thought it was. I felt amazing at the end of the day..I have always known that hugs make me feel better...but never knew that I could feel just as good if not better getting a hug from a complete stranger than someone that I actually know. I was also very proud of the fact that I was able to complete several versions of hugs from the booklet :-D. One of my favorite hugs was probably when someone would just randomly pick me up and walk while they hugged...it was like they wanted to take the hug with them! I am glad that people were not turned off by the fact that I was ridicolously sweaty and they hugged me anyway. Overall I would say it was a great experience! I can't wait for Juan Manns hug day so that I can go somewhere and hug people then too. I think I will just randomly offer hugs from now one to people that look like they could use one.
Oh I almost forgot to talk about the people that did not want hugs!! They were so funny! People tried to walk around us...or run through quickly...or avoid eye contact! One frat guy that was sitting in those little tents trying to get people to join their club actually got aggitated and cursed at me because he had apparently turned down several hug offers before I came along...opps :-/. Most people just laughed and said "no thanks"or "I'm good"....how can you possibly be "good" on hugs!!?? They are only the best thing ever! Some people made hilarious faces that made my day...and one guy said "I'm sorry I have intimacy issues"...which at first made me laugh..but when I thought about it...it completly makes since. Our society seems to progressively get less intimate as time goes on, we are used to our space and like to keep it that way, its no wonder why so many people are depressed...we have learned to be too headstrong and independent. It's important to realize that we need people, affection, contact, and love in order to thrive. People that have people to visit them in the hospitals get better sooner...even people who have animals live longer because they have something to love on and that makes their soul feel stronger. There is no better feeling in the world to love others and feel that love reciprocated. So even if they would not let me hug them, I bet we made them think, or at least smile...and thats really what it was all about...just to touch someones heart in any way possible.
Thanks again for free hug day!! I will never forget it! And I hope everyone took lots of pictures and is willing to share them with me!! :-D
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