Left-Handed Blows Poem by gershon hepner
Left-Handed Blows
Don’t rely on competence, for strength
come from unlearned blows that are left-handed;
until you learn to improvise at length
you short the truth and cannot understand it.
Inspired by a saying of Walter Benjamin: “These are days when no one should rely on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.”
5/21/09
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4/26/2024 6:51:15 AM # 1.0.0.1119
There is an interesting study about the prevalence of left-handedness in some cultures vs. others. Cultures with much physical combat tend to have higher percentages, because left-handedness can confer an advantage in a fight. Just thought that interesting... -chuck