Apr 20 2007
Would a hug have made a difference?
Yesterday Scott Freeman asked what if Cho Seung-Hui had received an extra hug would it have made a difference at Virginia Tech? Who knows but I wonder if Scott was right. I deal with people on a regular basis who just don’t feel loved. I mentioned yesterday about the young man who killed himself. It was because he felt unloved by a girl. Would an extra hug have made a difference?
I’m blessed to have a group of serial huggers at my church. I kid you not these smiling ladies are waiting every time I see them to hug me. Not only do they hug, they about break my ribs. They hug everyone and you know what? It makes you feel loved and cared about.
Would a hug have made a difference in Cho Seung-Hui or the young boy here in Charlotte? Only God knows. But what about the people we are around everyday? Do we tell them we love them and that God loves them? Do we smile and make them feel cared about? Or do we ignore them like Cho Seung-Hui felt? I’m not passing blame for a sick man. But would a hug have made a difference?
Just a thought. What do you think?
