Three Random Things
By: Sana Pandey
Do you sometimes just have random things that pop into your head? Things that don’t seem to be connected at first thought but then your mind keeps thinking and you realize they may not be so random after all? If it does happen, you’re just like me. Here are three random things that have just popped into my head: sea otters, friends and hands. Don’t really make much sense together right, but if you think about them, you just might see the connection.
Did you know Sea otters are the biggest member of the weasel family, and the only ones in the family who spend their time underwater? Sea otters live around ten to twelve years, but can live up to twenty-five.Sea otters are shallow and coastal water swimmers, and stick together in groups, called rafts. And, funnily enough, sea otters link paws to stay together when they are near a big wave.
Think about your friends now. You confide in your friends and help each other. You trust each other and have fun in each others company. You reach out to them in need and help them when they need you. you hold hands when crossing the road or playing together or watching a scary movie in the drive in theater. Kind of like the sea otters right? Friends are family that you choose.
Did you know there are 29 major and minor bones, at least 123 named ligaments, 34 muscles which move the fingers and thumb, 48 named nerves, 29 major joints, 3 major nerves,24 named sensory branches and 30 named arteries? All these numbers to show that hands are really special and important. Not just for the day to day tasks of working, lifting, writing, eating but also for universal gestures of friendship and greetings. You can pretty much raise you hands to show surrender in any language of the world or offer your palm up to ask for stuff. And holding someone’s hand or squeezing it gently almost always means a sign of support or friendship. Even sea otters know that !
So you see, not so random after all. Your brain sometimes just pull together some information it may remember and you may not be able to immediately see the connections but they are there. And you can train your brain to link things to see how they are related. Kind of like Sherlock Holmes. Maybe you can use this trick to get your brain to do some fun investigations... like a detective.
2 comments:
like a mystery book. Fist you get random clues then you somehow have to link them together in a special way. like math,and non math related computer games. Math can be used for coding and computer games need coding to be made.
That is so cool! It happens to me to, and I am glad that you clearly explained how they are related. It is like a mystery, I think you might make a good detective. There job is to take facts and study them so you can see how they are related to solve the mystery. Great post!
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