Sometimes it is only symbolic. However it can much more than that, considering how many nerve ending there are in the hand and how much of our brains are dedicated to controling them as weels the long sybolic and mystical aspect of the human hand; sometimes the holding of hands and repesent the sharing of energy and spirit.
I think my mail carrier isn't bringing me all my mail, because I just saw all the replys I missed. So I'm sorry to be so late in saying thank you to all your comments
Daughter and Granddaughter are both doing good, and yesterday I went shoping for baby stuff