Touch

We live in a world that is full of sights and sounds. All this while, we have acknowledged the importance of our hearing and our sight. Today, i would like to bring to light the importance of the sense of touch in communication.

Touch is important in a lot of ways. Say for example, when giving a massage, a person's touch is as important as the degree of pressure applied in a massage. In human communication, touch is also an essential element. With touch, we can accomplish much more, in context of conveying a message across. In fact, some people believe that touch IS communication.

For example, when a person is feeling down or not feeling well, you might give him or her a tap on the shoulder or rub his or her back. This action itself is communication. There goes a saying, "A picture says a thousand words." Well, so can touch. By tapping the shoulder or rubbing the back of a person, you are telling that person you care about him or her and that you are concerned about his or her condition.

Another example that must nver be left out is none other than the communication between a newborn and its mother. Basically, touch is the first means of communication between a newborn and its mother. The way a mother holds her newborn; the pressures, the caressing and the cuddling all convey messages of love to the newborn. That is why the skin plays an important role in communication between the newborn and its parents.

Of course, we must never overdo as we might send out the wrong signals. As touch is a kind of non-verbal communication, its interpretation is left to the reciever of your touch. So, we must always take caution to never overdo and always make sure that the reciever is comfortable about it. It is advisable that this type of communication is practised with people you are close to or at the very least have some degree of acquaintance.

[Li Ann =)]