All about Free Hugs.
Okay What’s the lingo "Free Hugs" really mean, we see
people wearing T-shirts, bands etc and more over we had a song from A.R – “JIYA
SE JIYA” which depicts the "Free Hugs Movement"
I have been a part of Free Hugs Chennai for quite sometime now, at first when I started
off being a part of Chennai Free Huggers wala. I was excited with the idea,so here's a short jist about "FREE HUGS"
Well how did I come into this, just a message on face book brought
in people from various walks of life volunteered for this event and that's how i became a part of this movement. I have had a few friends who asked me
what is "free hugs "and some of them opposed the idea ...well i want
to let those people know the history behind the free hugs campaign ..the
story goes this way
The Free Hugs campaign in its present form
was started by Juan Mann on June 30, 2004, when he began giving out hugs in the
Pitt St Mall in central Sydney.
In the months prior to this, Mann had been feeling depressed and lonely as a
result of numerous personal difficulties. However, a random hug from a stranger
made an enormous difference, with Mann stating that "...I went out to a
party one night and a completely random person came up to me and gave me a hug.
I felt like a king! It was greatest thing that ever happened."
Mann carried the now iconic "FREE
HUGS" sign from the outset. However on his first attempt in his hometown,
where he returned to find that he was the only person he knew, as his friends
and family had moved away, he had to wait fifteen minutes before an elderly
lady came up to him and gave him a hug.
