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5.28.2008

Wedding Ring Finger

This is something sent to me by email. I thought it was kind of neat, whether true or not.

Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger? This is a beautiful and convincing explanation given by the Chinese .... Thumb represents your Parents Second (Index) finger represents your Siblings Middle finger represents your own Self Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner and the Last (Little) finger represents your children Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers inward and hold them together - knuckle to knuckle Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip (As shown in the figure below):
Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents) They will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later. Now 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 (representing your children) They will open too, because the children also will get married and settle down on their own some day. Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse). You will be surprised to see that you just CANNOT --- because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!!

5 comments:

angie said...

how interesting! i love the analogy.

Melissa said...

I can open mine... is that bad?!

Melissa said...

Really doesn't it have something to do with the blood flow from that finger to your heart or something? ..Now I'm just trying to make excuses to justify why my fingers will open!

amanda t said...

I have not heard this one before. . . I like it!

Sarah said...

Uh oh Melissa! JK... I'm sure you're probably okay if you can open it. Maybe you're talented? Can Mike open his? And yeah, I have heard that it's due to the blood flow. :)