Choose

Unknown

Choose

The single clenched fist lifted and ready,

Or the open asking hand held out and waiting.

Choose:

For we meet by one or the other.

Carl Sandburg

“The open asking hand.” Can hands ask? I do see the question in the hands. And it’s true – we can walk through our day in a posture of readiness – ready to defend, ready to attack, ready for anything; or we can open our hands, we can say “I’m waiting for what comes.” and see it, receive it, possibly even embrace it. The question the hands pose is – are we willing to receive? Are we willing to be open to love and hurt? Every moment we choose one or the other.