Saturday, January 18, 2014

TOUCHING THE FEET

I first saw it while travelling on a train through North India. At one station, a young man touched the feet of his father who was about to board the train. At another station, a wife touched the feet of her husband before he got on the train. I think it happens less in South India. I have never seen it in Kerala.
It is obvious that the person who touches the feet of another is showing that he or she has a lot of respect for that person. Sometimes we can see people touching the feet of political or religious leaders.
When people shake hands, they seem equal. One person does not appear superior to the other. When a person touches the feet of another it is demeaning.

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