Have you ever thought about how you would see the world if left-handed? It is something simple to think of, maybe not even a life-changing situation. However, when you are left-handed, you see everything on the other side, and the world is not on your side.
When you are left-handed, only your hand is left; all of you think and connect differently with the world. This blog post is dedicated to all left-handed people, primarily to parents with a left-handed kid and the rest of you.
Hello, Welcome to my blog, " Kitchen and letters."
The idea of this blog came to me the other day when I was in a public governmental institution and had to sign a document. The woman behind the counter instinctively put the paper I had to sign facing my right hand. For the first time( maybe), I thought of that as a des-consideration and that we assume that the whole world is right-handed. We are a minority, with less than 12% of the world population being left-handed. However, we should not assume that is the rule.
Left-handedness is less common. Studies suggest that approximately 10% of people are left-handed.
It is widely known that we are fewer people because it was the devil's hand for so many centuries. I have always felt special being left-handed. I personally love to be different. It gives me an excuse to do things differently because not only I'm a woman, but Im left-handed. Being left-handed automatically gave me the right to be different!
As I left the government office. I expressed my thoughts to my friend, and he said: I never thought about it, but my daughter is left-handed. I started giving him some pointers on how to make her life easier. Little things such as:
If you can let her sit in the corner of the dinner table, she has the freedom to eat without bumping into her siblings.
In her bathroom, she put all her essentials on the left side.
If you like to cook, put everything she wants to grab on the left side.
Try to see the way she sees; even when you are sitting in the car, he spots where she can push the window down with her left hand.
If you ever built a house, the door handles, especially for entering her room, to be on the left.
In other words, I told my friend to try doing everything with her left, and she will see the changes you need to make her life easier.
I know all these things might sound silly, but to all right-handed people, the world is on your side!
When I moved to England, everything made sense! I looked to the right side when crossing the road. The trains came from the right side. Every little detail was correct for me. What studies show about left-handed people are statistics. Yes, I'm more creative, daydream, and am good at visualization; however, I'm terrible at rhythm!
Studies find that left-handed individuals score higher in creativity, imagination, daydreaming, and intuition. They're also better at rhythm and visualization.
We need to find out how we end up being left-handed. On my father's side, I have one left-handed cousin. Rumors say that my father's father was too. But because he grew up when being left-handed was a "devil's" thing, he had to learn to use his right hand. I coursed primary school in a nun's school and constantly used my left hand to cross myself during mass with my right hand. Then nuns used to tell me off by using my other hand. I was a rebellious kid, so I did not obey them! I even pointed it out more strongly and continued to use my left hand whenever they saw me,
One of the more unusual hypotheses to explain the rarity of left-handedness is that a genetic mutation in our distant past caused the language centers of the human brain to shift to the left hemisphere, effectively causing right-handedness to dominate.
The Netherlands has one of the world's highest prevalences of left-handedness at 13.23 percent. The United States is just a little behind with a rate of 13.1 percent, while neighboring Canada has 12.8 percent. Elsewhere, rates of left-handedness are far lower, and China is a good example.
I wonder if places are designated for left-handed people in countries with more left-handed people, such as public drinking fountains, cash points, and door knobs?
The hardest for me are scissors, knives, and anything with sharpness. I remember once someone told me that women's buttons are on the left side of a shirt, while men's are on the right.
When we shop for a desk, the shop attendant never asks if we need the drawers on the right or the left; they are by standard on the right side off course, notebooks, you name it.
Since writing this paper, I have decided to use more my right hand to understand if it is better or if life is a bit easier; is too soon to notice as I'm just getting started and getting strength in my hand.
In an era where all social minorities demand to be seen, heard, and respected, it may be a good time for left-handed people to step out and require cheaper, more accessible goods designed for left-handed only. It may be time to demand that we have left-handed scissors in schools and workplaces. I remember a couple of years ago, a right-handed school director telling me that I was making excuses for being left-handed so I could do straight lines and cut paper correctly! A school principal! In a time left, social views are more accepted than conservative ones. Because being left-handed does not mean that we all are leftists. However, we are in a time where the left is more accepted than the right. This sounds silly because I have adapted and adopted a way of living. However, how about new generations?
As a teacher, whenever I encounter a new student or a new class, I ask if anyone in the class is left-handed. I'm being considered because I am left-handed; nonetheless, my personality is more nurturing and caring for those smaller than me. Therefore I ask things like that to accept all and work better.
This silly paper will leave you with a thought. Next time you encounter a new person, that person might be left-handed, a new class, or visit/live in England or another commonwealth country countries, you might understand the world the way we do.
Once again, thank you for reading me.
Iliana Lanuza
Links
https://www.statista.com/chart/20708/rate-of-left-handedness-in-selected-countries/
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