Why do we say Namaskar when they meet each other?

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Why do we say Namaskar when they meet each other?

 

To greet another person a friend or aquaintance, to pay respect to an

elder, a holy person or a temple deity or a Hindu joins his or her

hands with plams together, bows down in front of the other person, and

says Namaskar, Namaste, or Pranam - meaning Reverent Salutations.

 

In Hindu view, Brahman dwells in the heart of each being as the

individual self. The joining of hands symbolizes the idea that in the

meeting of two persons, the Self actually meets Itself. Joining hands

also symbolizes humility.

 

Thus when a Hindu joins his hands and says namaskar, he actually says

in humility, " I bow to God in you; I love you and I respect you, as

there is no one like you. "