"Touch my feet if you must. Just don't pull my legs." The company chairman once quipped.
That line stayed with me.
Should greetings be exaggerated? Should they go beyond a simple and genuine "hello", "namaste" or handshake?
Does over-gesturing happen because of social expectations, community pressure, orfear of seeming disrespectful?
Traditionally, clarity had three levels:
⭕ Respect parents, elders, teachers.
"I value your age, experience, guidance."
⭕ Revere those who inspire awe.
"I bow to your inner light and wisdom."
⭕ Worship only for the Divine.
"You are everything. I am nothing without You."
Today these lines are blurred.
⭕ Respect has turned into performance.
⭕ Self-styled godmen are treated like real gods.
⭕ Public worship, feels like compulsion, not choice.
Why can't we be genuine?
Keep our gestures true. Right gesture to the right one.
That's how bridges are built between heart and hand, between people, between what we feel and what we show.
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