Monday, March 16, 2020

Time to Man Up

"Ben Zoma says:
Who is rich?
The one who is appreciates what he has…"
~ Talmud—Avot 4:1
One of the lessons I learned early on in life was when you meet or encounter someone, you look them in the eye and shake their hand with a firm grip.
That is what a real man does.
A firm handshake and significant meaningful eye contact is what real men do.
It's time to man up!
Last night after a brief encounter with a police officer (that's another whole story!), I stuck out my hand to shake his. He responded in kind . I commented "I wasn't sure if I could shake your hand given this social contact anxiety". He laughed and said" no problem, I have wipes in my cruiser".
I suppose in different times I would have been offended by the idea of after touching me he had to wipe his hands. However given the overabundance to caution that we are all experiencing, I appreciated his initial response of grasping and shaking my hand as well as making sure he looked me squarely in the eyes.
In these times of being afraid of everything including one's own shadow,it was a welcome gift to exchange a hearty handshake, wipes or no wipes.
Time to man up!

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