Hugs

I was on the train this morning (My daily ritual for getting to work without paying horrendous parking fees downtown). Sat in a seat near one of the doors. At the next stop, a woman got on, who was shall we say, of significant size. Dressed very nicely, though. It looked like it was hard for her to get up the stairs, and honestly, she looked to be in pain. Due to her size, she needed a seat to herself. She instead sat on one of the stairs. None of the guys on the train offered their seat to her, so I did. I told her I was getting off in a few stops, and she could have my seat. She politely declined, but said she'd grab it as soon as I got off the train. I tried to convince her, but no go.

As I got up to get off at my stop downtown, she got up off the stairs. She let me know she had a hip problem (Thus why she looked in pain), said thank you for offering my seat earlier, and HUGGED ME. I haven't had a stranger hug me in a LONG TIME. It was nice, actually. I told her it was not a problem, and stepped off the train.

Honestly, we don't hug people often enough. Especially those we love.