Somewhere between diapers and kindergarten we were taught to shake hands. Early on it was considered cute, Mom or Dad would say shake and out would come our hand just like "Teddy" our Chow-Chow extended his paw, often at the same time.
Somewhere between diapers and kindergarten ou
r Parents went from announcing: "That's Billy our oldest!" to introducing us "John this is my son Billy, Billy this is my co-worker Mr James."and we'd shake hands
. Wow! We were no longer accouterments. We were now people!
"Hello, I'm Bill Archambault"
Slowly, shaking hands became away/a part of saying hello and/or goodby.
We learned to offer our hand to men and to wait for Ladies to offer their's first. It was just the way it was done. Kids were another matter, if we were introduced by an adult we shook hands, by another kid we were all happy if our eyes met ever so briefly. An exception was if we were in dress clothes, we always acted like adults.
At some point we discovered girls felt different and we started shaking hands with them as often as possible.
By high school a firm hand shake was the norm.
Somewhere between diapers and kindergarten
we set the standard for the rest of our lives. Simple, innocent, warm, and caring reassuring human contact.
I worry about people today. Somewhere between kindergarten and adultery, adulting,, adultering, adultrating, life many have lost one of God's greatest gifts, simple, innocent, warm, caring and reassuring human contact. Something that can’t occur fist-bumping.
It's bad enough when Joe Paycheck never touches anyone with out a lustful, felonious or contrived intent, but many salesmen have forsaken such practices.
We except people to trust us with their financial futures, nay their very lives, yet many never touch. Sad, very sad indeed!
Human touch is the most reassuring thing know to man or beast. Human touch allays doubts and fears in man and beast. It's something that's been known by all since the beginning of time. Michael Anglo portrayed it best when he painted God touching Adam giving him life. God understood, he made man, mate instead of spawning.
At a time when we can "reach out and touch someone" anywhere in the world there is very little real, warm touching of the people just across the desk from us.
At a time when cynicism runs rabid salesmen can il afford to lose this simple skill!
As a REALTOR® or Loan Originator once you've found the prospect nothing before closing is as reassuring as a warm firm touch.
No touching commutates better than welcoming and parting handshakes!
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