He taught us how to love a little more and to hug a little tighter.

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It makes us want to hug our own families a little tighter.

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"Give yourselves a pat on the back, shake each other's hand, hug each other, cry a little bit and then go celebrate, " said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr.

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The teachers were there, and these little kids would come up and grab my leg, you know hug my leg to say thank you.

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"In this day and age, they sell those little toe shoes, " he says, referring to popular glovelike minimalist shoes that hug each toe.

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Then, in slow motion, little boys emerge from the back, push the adults away, run toward each other and warmly hug.

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It scares me, just a little, to send them off to work or school, to say goodbye and wave, to hug.

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