Touch

One of my uncle was suffering from Alzheimer. These days this condition is enthusiastically discussed by the movie industry. And because of that I can presume that many of you know what it is. It's a condition where one starts forgetting everything slowly. I have seen my uncle to even forget his wife and daughters. The disease slowly takes over the person and makes him or her a child. But till the last breathe he didn't forget my aunt's touch. He used to call her 'mother' as he could only remember the touch of his mother. My aunt served him unconditionally till his last breathe. And I think the only person I can hope it, is from my mother. That day I understood how a human touch can change things.
I have seen babies crying in sleep and getting calmed by the mother's touch. And at the same time, seen a broken person getting back confidence being touched by some one he could believe. But sadly, we underestimate the power of touch. When I see my friends in grief I try to touch them and make them believe that the situation will change. But sometimes I search for that touch and couldn't find it. 
Living far from home, the only thing I really miss is my mother's touch. When she used to touch my hairs, all the worries vanishes. But struggling here alone, I miss a touch from someone who could give the solace. Talking over the phone can make us feel the vibration of the voice or the video call can give peace to the eyes, but it's the touch which matters most. When the struggle engulfs the confidence, a touch on the hand makes it easy to fight it.
The love which we all search,the true love. It all lives in that touch. If the touch of your beloved doesn't free you, doesn't give the warmth of your mother or father, then it's hard to be in that relationship. Even hundred of miles doesn't matter, if one touch can heal the soul. The touch doesn't make one fall in love , but it makes one live through the love.
At the darkest of the hour, when I see noone waiting for me in my room. When the loneliness grips me, tries to chain me, the only thing I could carve for is that touch. We all are human, we are social being and we need that warmth and sensation . When we go to god, we touch the feet , we touch the temple's walls, and it helps us to forget everything. 
Remember we used to play 'ringa ringa roses' holding each other's hand. The joy it used to give was much more than today's computer games. I still see people making circles holding each other hands and praying for everyone. I don't know whether god hear the prayer but certainly the touch makes one feel close to god.The days when we greet each other, embracing one another. You can see the happiness in the eyes of the people.
Living so far from the home, I really die for that touch. I dream that someone holds my hands and say that it's okay to not get many things in life. It's okay to be confused at times. But it's not okay to be lonely, the touch will heal everything. And the touch which will be like my mother will win me forever..