Queen Elizabeth Touches Somebody!
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 | Uncategorized
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This is actually a thrilling event. Anglo-Saxon and American societies are among the least tactile on earth. And people are hurting because of it. Infants who respond so positively to touch do not somehow outgrow their need for tactile experience as they grow older. Most American adults are touch-starved. Indeed, if your tactile contact with other human beings is limited to sexual encounters with one other human, you are among the starving. And while you may be paralyzed with embarrassment at the thought of touching another human being, the rest of the world walks hand-in-hand and embraces in the street.
There’s nothing “astounding” about breaking the tactile ice that separates us needlessly. Lovers can certainly enhance their lives with massage, but you don’t have to be romantically involved to touch another human being. I get letters from people who credit massage with saving their lives. Indeed, if you’re struggling with hypertension, if you’re a recovering stroke victim or if you’re simply trying to relax without resorting to drugs, massage can quite literally become a lifesaver.
Massage is one of the great pleasures in life. If you’ve been too embarrassed to try it, look to the courageous British Queen. She too needs to reach out and touch somebody.
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