Human beings connect with a holy hug.

Lailah Gifty Akita
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The most enduring of human connections, the touch of a hand, is vulnerable to the first kiss of a stranger. But not so between family members. A second generation Indian-American woman named Sharmila was raised to believe that people of her community were cursed by God and would be shunned if they so much as touched them. This belief drove her to walk away from everyone she loved, including her mother.

For Sharmila, the touch of another person became sacrilegious until she met her husband, who was able to convince her that the love between them was special. After that, Sharmila’s religious beliefs weren’t enough to keep her from touching him or showing him any affection. And it wasn’t long before she had learned to trust him completely.

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