Behold, a woman, who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. Touch is thus not only physical, but is also used for fellowship and communion. In our humanistic and secular society, with its existentialist philosophy, there is no God to touch, or fellowship with, and increasingly fewer people to interrelate with on an intimate level.
Every person is their own private universe, their own god.
Even interaction with one's eyes is socially forbidden in many circumstances. The modern world is a lonely place, and there is a reason. The world has purposely rejected God so that people will be free to pursue sinful pleasures. The result is a very busy world filled with superficial pursuits and shallow pleasures, which don't really satisfy. People try to deaden their inner discontent by ever increasing their hectic pace, by trying to fill every moment of every day with ever-more activities.