“I’ve discovered something better than cake.”
“No, you haven’t,” said the boy.
“I have,” replied the mole.
“What is it?”
“A hug. It lasts longer.”
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse — by Charlie Mackesy
When the road is not known, when you have not seen someone very close to you for over two years, and then he decides to meet you on that same road, what bounds you? A deep Hug and some warm tears.
When you have a four-year-old daughter with a question to her mother every morning — “What's the date today, Mumma ?” — so that she can track her father's return ticket. And, when the wait is over, what makes your heart melt? A Hug — which can last for a lifetime.
When it's been two and half years, and you have not seen your parents. They don't cry. Instead, the moment you get down from the taxi and stand in front of them, there comes a tight gentle Hug. To remind you that heaven is here.
When there is someone as close as your soul. Waiting for you some nine flight hours away. No gift that money can buy helps. A few THINGS matter. You can only feel that love in a Hug. With eyes closed, the warmth takes you to places that once you saw and felt together.
When you are about to leave a place you did not know three years back. When it's time to say goodbye to people you did not know three years back. When the moment arrives to turn back finally and wave that hand the last time, a Hug and only that Hug can keep the hope alive.
When you Hug someone, don't just do it. Instead, do it as if you are doing it for the last time.
A Hug can bring them back.
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