Clapping is a call

Quoted From Anees Mansour's book "love and hate".

What does clapping mean? and what does hitting a hand with the other mean? We usually hit the the left hand with the right hand..So, clapping is a kind of hugging as when u hug someone u put ur arms around him.



But when u don't find that person u hug the air between those hands and it is possble to hold up your hands together to show someone far away that meaning, and with hugging there is that known sound!.


So, clapping is a heard hugging for someone far, and the whole world remember what happened when the astronaut yuri gagarin stood in that red square recieving greetings from the people...They were to pass infront of him clapping to him one after the other as if they were hugging him one after the other.


And in India when a public figure stands in front of millions holding his both hands together then put his hands close to his hearts...meaning that he is hugging those millions and making them close to his heart.


I "The author Anees Mansour" remember that once i put foot in one of the indian hotels the power was off so i stood outside the room and clapped for a servant to come, so one came, then two and three, they just stood up watching me and none of them asked me what did i want and i couldn't understand!..And i asked them why they didn't respond so they answered: "But u didn't ask for anyone" so i replied that i was clapping! so they said : "We thought u wanted to dance so we like to watch!.

So, clapping for us is a call for someone away too..But in India it is used in dancing, we, in theaters clap for actors, actors in Russia and China clap for the audience...As if they are responding to the greeting with a greeting and to a hug with a hug too.

So, clapping is a remote touching.