There once was a young man who lived in his bed, paralysed. (I think he was from Indonesia). Despite his trials, he managed to write two books. He could move one finger. One letter at a time, lying down on his stomach, he completed his books.
Do you ever think about it that, only with your hands, you can fill the world with hope and dreams, you can heal others, play music, feed a crowd? Whatever your mind conceives, your hands can do.
If, therefore, you lost your job, had no other means of income, would you be able to use your hands to earn?
Would you do art?
Cook roti and chicken curry?
Raise chickens and sell eggs?
Make posters?
Beat drum?
Take photos?
Design a home?
A garden?
Build garden homes for pets?
(Check the money tab for scores of ideas.)
I used to sew fabric handbags and sell them. I tutored English, made grammar games for my students.
One of my brothers' friends heals by using his hands. He's a massage therapist, and has helped many with bone and muscle injuries that doctors couldn't heal.
I often think, what if we could join hands, help each other, promote each others work, with just a tap of our fingertips online... how much would we achieve as a movement?
Hands up, all who agree to this kind of revolution!
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