Sunday, April 17, 2011

The sound of one hand clapping

One of the things my Reverend said today was that 'a hand washes another hand' which means people help each other. A sound of one hand clapping is not a possible thing, there needs to be two hands, then they can produce a clap sound.

When there is no co-operation amongst people, I can not even say that the sound of one hand clapping will be produced because one hand can not make a sound on its own. Whereas when a group of people co-ordinate and integrate their efforts, they will sound like one hand clapping because they do things in unison.

One hand, looking at this differently, can make a sound if you clap it on something. This can produce a sound which will depend on what you clapping your hand on. Clapping your hand on the drum can give you a nice music beat, clapping one hand on another person's cheek amounts to assault, so I want to change my statement and say that depending on how you use your hand, you can have a sound of one hand clapping.

3 comments:

  1. A hand wash another hand! Its true sisi Theo This what we were thought by parents.

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  2. This is a different interpretation compared to what I thought and i really like it. Great one Sis Theo!

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  3. Good read, thanks. Quite a different angle from the one I have taken

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