I want to hold her hand
Two of the things that count most in life are love and usefulness. Holding hands offers both.
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In old age, the act of holding hands is partly an act of pride – and defiance. We can last. Our hands prove it, says the writer.
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Roger Rosenblatt
The subject is the holding of hands. You take my hand; I take yours. What does it mean?
My wife, Ginny, and I hold hands when we walk outside. Passers-by smile approvingly, thinking that what they’re observing is a gesture of love. It is. But it’s also a demonstration of necessity. If one of us stumbles, there’s always a hand to steady the other, like a listing ship righted.