Knots & Ties

I had to re-learn how to ‘assemble’ a tie tonight, coz I have a few interviews lined up for me this week ahead. It was a tedious effort, as I struggled at it, as usual.

In the midst of my ‘assembling’, I made a remark to my parents saying that I’m not good at ties… coz even when I was in Scouts in my early school days; I had the most problem with knots. What I was good at was tightening the knots that were already tied. And I enjoyed exerting strength to taut these knots.

Of course, it wasn’t that I was absolutely bad at making knots, but I just didn’t like it (even though I knew they can be very useful) & had much more difficulty than the rest when it comes to learning to tie knots. Now, it’s the same with ties…

I tried to draw a conclusion about this, in the midst of my parents. I reasoned to myself verbally that perhaps I enjoyed & could probably be better at actions that required force & strength, rather than actions that require technique & delicate fingers…

Aha! This could also explain why (during those very rare occasions) I can hardly successfully thread a string through the hole of a needle! It wasn’t because I couldn’t see the hole clearly… but rather, it’s just that my fingers aren’t steady enough to slip the thread through the hole. Maybe it’s just the way I’m made…