May I Touch on Papers?

Do you remember what it was like to sweat through the toils of writing a paper for college? Finding someone to pay a $100.00 to write one for me was always real stressful. Of course I am kidding but knowing a paper was due always caused me to feel basically scared. Mainly because I always had a problem with procrastination. And I would remind myself my paper was due for the final time about this time at night the day before it was due. A friend was writing a paper today and it had me thinking back on those nights. Her paper was to be about a handout she got and a video she watched in class on the healing power of touch. So I thought for good ole time I would try my hand at a college paper again. Given I only browsed the article and did not see the video I may not have all the facts down but it was to be a one page log with a intro, body and conclusion, so that is what I am going to do.

The Power of Touch

What do you think of when you think of the word touch? Do you think it is something that is more physical or emotional? Every time we use our hands to do daily tasks we end up touching over 1,000 objects a day. This is a physical touch. When we hear a song, watch a movie or read a note that stirs up feelings inside ourselves, we have been emotionally touched. Touch however, can not be simply split into these two categories, it needs to be explained even further. We must first understand the power of touch before we can understand the real meaning of it.
Touch is the most powerful since of our senses. It is the most healing sense. As early as 1400 b.c. there have been drawings found depicting laying on of hands to help heal. Today many hospitals use touch to help premature babys grow at a more rapid pace. It is a fact that when you are touched by a person in almost any way you will be effected. Either you will not like the feeling or your will. Waitresses that make physical contact during their service to a table will generally get a larger tip. It is because the touch no matter how brief or if it had emotion behind it or not, still had an effect on the customer.
So, touch can not be defined as simply physical or emotional, it has to be a combination of the two. Not in the case of touching an object like a book or a dirty sock, but in the case of making contact with another person. A simple touch can provide a great deal of information. It can convey anger, sadness, love, compassion, tension, nervousness and more all with out needing words to go with it. There are nervous pats, compassionate hugs, tense handshakes, loving kisses, and angry slaps, all kinds of touch all proproviding unspoken meanings.
In conclusion, it is important to not downplay the meaning of touch. We need to recognize it in our everyday lives, and harness its healing power as well. Look at the rise of message therapy over the past five years. People are seeing that touch is very powerful. Wether it be a simple brush up again the hand or a 60$ and hour message, a touch stirs emotions in our minds and feelings that would never be stirred if it were not for the power of touch.


It is late and I haven't written a paper in a good 6 years, and I had no notes or videos to pull info from, so forgive me for this paper. I did start sweating as I wrote it, getting nervous, thinking that I was actually going to get a grade on it today. Anyways, I think I will stick to writing blogs from now on, and maybe lend a hand when friends need a helping hand on papers. I will be there for the finishing touch. Until next time.