A hug in a book
There’s something quietly beautiful about a thrift book. It’s not just the lower price or the softened pages, it’s the feeling that the story has been held before. Maybe someone paused where you will pause. Maybe they underlined a sentence that will mean something entirely different to you. There’s a quiet continuity in it.
I stumbled into the world of thrift books two years ago on Instagram. I had no idea it existed in my location. I gradually began adding to my little library.
Today I walked into one of the bookshops I used to buy books from and found out they had some affordable books… Apparently they are thrifting these days.
I bought True Believer by Nicholas Sparks. I opened it and found a hug inside.
It was a simple picture, two women, wrapped in each other in a quiet, unguarded moment. No names, no date, no explanation. Just warmth, captured and tucked between pages, as though someone once needed to keep that feeling close.
I paused longer than I expected to.
Who were they to each other? Friends, sisters, mother and daughter? Was it a reunion or a goodbye? There’s something about a hug that holds both joy and ache at the same time… and somehow, that feeling lingered even without the story.
The book was second-hand, but the moment inside it didn’t feel used or old. It felt alive.
I’m glad I bought this.
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In the previous poll there was the mention and assumption of 'needing' hugs, and having a shortage. But how many hugs would you -want- is maybe the important question here. On average.
Sorry, running again as 1h isn't fair for timezones.
#hugs #poll
So we have a serious perceived hug shortage. Luckily, many people are cultivating hug behavior in their friends groups and some are out on the streets helping out strangers and them selves 🎉. Good job!
Not everyone likes hugs though, and we might have these in our friends group, we still might want to support them. How would you handle that?