Handshake Contagion

When it almost seemed too much
I see your face and sense of grace
And feel the magic of your touch
--Thompson Twins

When it is time to 'offer each other a sign of peace' at mass, the new normal has become waves, good old fashioned peace signs, or other non-contact gestures. Certainly no handshakes.

Every now and then, however, people can't resist doing what is natural.

Today, the two people in front of me both offered their hands, which I gladly shook. A person behind me saw our handshakes and got in on the action as well. Genuine smiles all around too.

It felt good to defy the nonsensical and to do instead what humans were made to do. 

True contagion.