Give someone a hug today.

glad to hear that there is still people who still care about other people in this selfish society when people care only about themselves... i can't agree more than you... we have to learn to care more about other people around us especially to the people that we love... take care and have a nice day...

hopefully i could make a difference in other people's lives. though i myself lonely many times. but i still know i have the strength to help others if i would like to.

"A hug a day makes their day" I truly believe in this.A hug says it all.It makes you feel the warmth, care, love and affection.When you are consoling someone and you hug them they can sense the feeling of comfort.When you are happy and hug someone you share your happiness with them.I have been going to all these lectures and classes which promote a healthy way of life.many of them advocate this policy of a hug.It really works wonders. Just try it at home with your family members the first you do is give each one a hug it does wonders. As you have stated this loneliness is a thing of concern.It is indeed a very sad plight.Though you have family as you grow old you find the younger generation caught up in this fast paced world.They too are really not to blame as life is very racy.Still it would be nice if they could spare a few moments atleast once in a while.

I like to think that I do make a difference in many people's lives. I love to go round to neighbours and cook for them, or do a little cleaning, as they are elderly and cannot do it for themselves. Also, I go around to my grandparents house a lot and will just sit and chat to them for hours on end about their lives and mine.. what they've been up to.. and various bits and pieces like that! It's a lovely feeling to think that there is someone in this world a little happier because of something you've said or done, so I fully recommend it!

I guess that it's the LOVE and CARE that makes the world go round. Even just a smile to someone you may know or a stranger may simply makes the other person's day a better day.

I think it is so sad that there are so many elderly people out there either living alone or living in a retirement residence that they just dislike. I guess we are forgetting that there are dear people around us that cared for us when we were little and now lead a life in solitude. We are trying too hard to keep up with the latest technology, advancing on our careers or exploring ways to make more and more money. Nothing wrong with that, but too wrong with the fact that we are leaving the family and people that matter aside for material things. I wish people would wake up and realize that they will grow old one day and when that day comes and everyone turns their back on you, or you never receive a phone call from someone checking to see how you are doing, it won't be too pleasant. It will just be too little too late. A phone call or a short visit does not cost anything at all.

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Well, I'm always hugging everyone and I always make sure that I show love to those who really need it. It does not cost any money to spend time with others.

You are so right, many people live alone and would love to have a neighbor just knock and give them recognition that they are known to exist. With all our new techo devices there is less and less reason to have a face to face connection.

Pose- It's very scary that there are so many elder persons in our community that are simply out of sight and out of mind. I really feel it is because America doesn't foster the wisdom of the elders, nor do we hold them in a revered status. We simply push them off as forgetful, etc. Look at the commericals on any given station and that is how we view elders. It's only recently that the baby boomers have been trying to change how we view elders. We've two elders in our building who we make it a point of checking in with almost daily when they walk their dog. At times she's stopped us when we were walking and she was driving by just to stop and see how we're doing. Funny, because if for some reason she doesn't see us for awhile-if our schedules keep us from crossing paths she'll stop us when she does see us and say that she was glad to see us and that we're still alive. She's a pistol! Back to hugs though, I think they are very important. I'm a happy hugger, but since moving up to Minnesota I've realized it's not a real "huggy" state, though a classmate joked that I could come "x" city and they'd hug me! My immeadiate family and I hug all the time. We hug our children several times a day, and my spouse and I hug. Now, we've not gotten to the point of hugging strangers, but if we know the person and they seem to need one we'll ask if they want a hug. There was a woman I saw on a cooking show, the Take Home Chef, who introduced him to randomly hugging people. She simply went out on the boardwalk and held up a sign "Free Hugs", and a great many people stopped for some. The one that caught the chef's attention was a homeless man who hugged him. I think we all need this reminder that we're all the same regardless of circumstances, and the power of the healing touch. Namaste-Anora

Trying to make this society more caring and sensitive is a very noble thought but for that to happen we have to change the way people think now a days. The loving nature of human beings have changed over centuries. And now things are going worse. I think unless we really change, like you said we might not have a very good future.