Massages

As I floated away during my massage, I began to ponder the recent popularity of this heavenly gift. Why has getting a massage become so prevalent in our society? My thoughts turned to the Greeks and Romans and their decadent lifestyles. Massages were the norm for the elite. These were viewed as their right.

Massages in our society are purported to be medicinal. Advertisers drum it into our heads that we must have a massage for good health. The stress of our lives is making us sick.

Another avenue to take would be to look at our disconnected lives. We live apart from family, we don't even call much anymore. We text, facebook, twitter, blog,etc. These are the ways we communicate. The human need for touch and closeness is not being met. So what do we do?

We go get a massage. We get the touching we need from a stranger. Yes, it does relieve stress, and in so doing, aids our health. However, the one one one touching is also met. 

We begin life with loving arms enveloping us as we leave the safe womb and enter a cold, strange environment. These loving arms, caressing us, bring comfort and peace. 

The massage offers this comfort. A peace falls gently down and we have for a brief moment reached that remembrance of the beginning of our awareness of the environment.

You may say my massage did not achieve this since I was thinking these deep thoughts. I disagree. I am at most peaceful, when I am floating through my thoughts. 

So I will continue to go for my monthly massages in the hopes that my stress will be relieved and my health improved. But deep down I know why I really go. I am searching for that human desire for touch.