Day 50/365

2.12.2012.
Touch.

When you climb into a car, in the middle of winter, early in the morning, you will discover first that the door handle is cold and then that the steering wheel feels like ice. As you begin to drive, the feeling in your fingers depletes until your fingers start changing to a redish blue color; it's then that you may discover another touch, the touch of someone's warm fingers wrapped around your frosty ones, this touch warms not only your fingers but the caring of the touch warms your heart and gives you a feeling of importance. Have you ever thought about how much you touch in a day? Our world revolves around our sense of touch. We touch an endless number of items every day: each other, door knobs, steering wheels, and food. Each touch can mean something small or large: we may touch food to discover its temperature or turn a door knob to see if it's locked. But when we touch each other, every touch can have a story attached with it; when someone is upset we give them a hug; we greet each other by shaking hands; we pat each other on the back for a job well done; and we may tap each other lightly to draw the attention of the person we are addressing. There are also harmful abusive touchs that are used as weapons and can cause pain and anger. Each touch is exchanged in different situations, and each touch can be taken in a different way. Sometimes a touch can be positive in one situation and negative in another.