At a workshop today, I was making small talk with the new acquaintance sitting next to me, when this woman walked up, said "Excuse me!" and just hugged me close for a few seconds,stroked my head, squeezed my hand and left. I had met this woman, in another workshop about a month ago and in our brief conversation over lunch, we had found some common ground. I felt moved , overwhelmed by this unexpected, spontaneous display of affection. I met many people today, but at the end of the day, I find those few moments of love, expressed so freely, without any inhibition, still wrapped around me, keeping me warm. She made all the barriers we build around ourselves look so fake and flimsy. There is nothing as beautiful as pure human connection.
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