This is beautiful and quite amazing

[WillowTheWhisp]

Fingers and Thumbs

Your thumb represents your Parents
Your index finger represents your Siblings
Your middle finger represents your-Self
Your fourth (ring) finger represents your Life Partner
Your 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 (As shown in the picture below)

Keep them firmly in place


Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents)..., they will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you all your life, and have to leave you sooner or later.

Please join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings)...., they will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.


Now rejoin the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (they represent your children)...., they will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day.

Finally, rejoin your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring Fingers (representing your spouse).You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT..., that's because Husband & Wife should remain together all their lives – through thick and thin!!

[Yolanda25]

aww thats nice, but its not always true , they do separate, mebbe not on ur fingers but they do in real life

[WillowTheWhisp]

I know it doesn't always work out in life but it's really quite amazing when you try it with your fingers.

[entwisi]

Ooo, I can seperate mine about half an inch, should Julie be worried

[slinky]

Mine just will not budge. Very nice willow, I like that.

[Doug]

If I really push it I can just get mine apart............

[slinky]

Originally Posted by Doug

If I really push it I can just get mine apart............

Yeah, but we are talking about your fingers Doug......Not the zip on your jeans

[Lilly]

My ring fingers came apart just as easily as my other fingers....no difference.....oh heck.

[nikkival]

Originally Posted by Lilly

My ring fingers came apart just as easily as my other fingers....no difference.....oh heck.

Mine too - must be because I like my space!

[WillowTheWhisp]

Have you two got your second fingers back to back from the first bend? When Busman tried it with his fingers together from the higher joint he could separate his ring fingers but not when he put the other fingers together from the lower joint. Also you have to be sure that you don't let those fingers come apart when you are doing it.

[slinky]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Have you two got your second fingers back to back from the first bend? When Busman tried it with his fingers together from the higher joint he could separate his ring fingers but not when he put the other fingers together from the lower joint. Also you have to be sure that you don't let those fingers come apart when you are doing it.

I dont think it can be done either Willow, If done proper. It can be a Mini test at next AW meet

[WillowTheWhisp]

I think there is some scientific explanation involving muscles and tendons or something. I seem to remember learning about thumb forfinger and little finger having their own private muscles or nerves or tendons or something and the other two fingers sharing so if the prominent one is doing something the other one can't do the opposite. It doesn't seem to work the other way round though.

[slinky]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I think there is some scientific explanation involving muscles and tendons or something. I seem to remember learning about thumb forfinger and little finger having their own private muscles or nerves or tendons or something and the other two fingers sharing so if the prominent one is doing something the other one can't do the opposite. It doesn't seem to work the other way round though.

I can see what you mean but, I can bend my middle finger without it affecting my ring finger. But If I bend my little finger, the ring finger follows. Weird isn't it.

[firth_dawn]

i cant separate my ring fingers so it looks like im with my hubby forever lol. ive been with my hubby 25 years through thick and thin so it looks like it works for me.

[Lilly]

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.