A Weird Comparison of Touch
6 months ago, touch was a relatively welcome thing in this world. It was normal to greet someone with an awkward high five, a handshake in an interview, or a hug for reassurance. Although it is all for good reason, touch is now seen as forbidden or very much frowned upon. You must stay at least 6 feet apart when outside or at the grocery store. You should not shake hands, high five, or hug people who you are not in quarantine with. When you sneeze, make sure you cover so none of your germs touch those around you. We even use gloves when in the grocery store and worry about cross-contamination. We have been told to not touch our faces or refrain from doing so. My mom and I using touch by hugging on her 50th birthday that happened during quarantine This made me think of when Constance Classen wrote about touch with Adam and Eve. Classes wrote in her book, The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch , that there were two senses of touch. The “sense of t...