There is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese---
Thumb represents your parents
Second (index) finger represents your siblings
Middle finger represents yourself
Fourth (ring) finger represents your life partner
last (little) finger represents your children
First open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together back to back---
Second, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb tip to tip.
Now try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents), they will open because your parents are not destined to live with you life long and have to leave you sooner or later.
Please join your thumbs as before, now separate your index fingers (representing sibings), they will also open because your siblings will have their own families and will lead their own separate lives.
Now join the index fingers as before, now separate your little fingers (representing your children), they will open too because the children also will get married and settle down on their own someday.
Finally, join your little fingers as before and now try to separate your ring fingers (representing your spouse) You will be surprised to see that you CANNOT....because husband and wife have to remain together all their lives through thick and thin!!!
Please try this out...
Isn't this a great theory?
2 comments:
wow Grandma, that was the coolest thing ever! That is so neat.
I love the nails:)
That is a great way to explain it! I hope mine and jason's relationship is as strong as yours and grandpa's when we are older! you and my parents have always been a wonderful example of how love and marriage should be. which is sometimes hard to find in todays world.
thanks and love you bunches. give everyone kisses and hugs for us
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