on hugs

the words of wisdom i posted earlier today included the following:

When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

and peevee commented hilariously thus:

on a lighter note though, about the "hugging" and "not letting go first" point, have you thought about what will happen if both you and the other hugger decide to follow this?? :D

i hadn't earlier, and could only barely stifle a laugh in class when i saw your comment :). however, when i did think about it, i thought it was the most beautiful thing ever :). would not the world be a beautiful place if everyone was hugging everyone and not letting go?

ok, so maybe we'd have things to do for survival - like eat, sleep, etc. but can we not realize this sight in spirit, at the least? if only. and then i would sing with gay abandon:

i see skies of blue,
clouds of white,
the bright blessed day,
the warm sacred night,
and i think to myself
what a wonderful world!

hugs, world :).