Did you ever have one of those Judith Viorst, “terrible, horrible, no good very bad days?” One of those days when you just needed a hug, from anybody! Australian, Juan Mann, actually started a free hugs campaign where he stood on a busy street corner in Sydney and offered free hugs to anyone in need. Within fifteen minutes, he was getting hugs from numerous strangers who were going through some really tough times.
Despite his compassion, he was soon banned from public hugging for liability reasons, believe it or not. But the campaign continued to spread. If you are brave enough and have a strong sense of compassion, do it. Just make sure no one walks off with your watch or wallet after a hug or you will need one yourself.
Maybe that’s why Alexander wanted to move to Australia. He heard someone was offering free hugs after a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day.
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