原生女人｜雙手：靈魂的天線

「奶奶，妳是怎麼處理痛苦的？」

「親愛的，用妳的雙手。假如妳用心做事，而不是執著在減輕痛苦，這就會讓自己更快復原，變得更強壯。」

「用我們的雙手是嗎？」

「對的，我們的雙手就像是靈魂的天線。如果妳移動雙手，編織，料理，畫畫，玩耍，或把手伸進土壤之中……，妳就等於是把關懷的訊號，發送到自己最深層的地方，於是靈魂變得開心、有精神，因為妳正在關注自己。這樣一來，痛苦的訊號就不需要存在了。」

「手真的有那麼重要？」

「是的，想想小嬰兒，它們就是透過雙手的觸覺來認識這世界。若妳去看老人的手，妳會發現比起其他任何身體部位，手最能讓人感受到他們的生命故事。用手做出來的一切，都被形容是用心去做的，因為實際上就是這樣：心與手是連結在一起的。按摩師很清楚這點，當他們用手去觸碰別人時，就創造了深度的連結。因為有深度的連結，療癒隨之發生。想想戀愛中的人：當他們觸碰彼此的手時，是以一種更昇華的方式在做愛。」

「我的手呀……奶奶，我有好久沒用這種方式來使用它們了！」

「親愛的，就讓手動起來。開始跟手一起創造，妳內在的一切也會開始變化。這不會讓傷痛憑空消失，然而妳心和手的創造，會讓傷口變成妳最美的曠世傑作，它就不會再讓妳感到痛苦了。因為妳已能夠轉化它的本質。」

“Grandma, how do you cope with pain?”

“With your hands, honey. If you do it with your mind instead of relieving the pain, it toughens even harder.”

“With your hands grandma?”

“Yes, our hands are the antennae of our soul. If you move them; knitting, cooking, painting, playing or sinking them into the ground, you send care signs to the deepest part of you and your soul lights up because you’re paying attention to it. Then signs of pain will no longer be necessary.”

“Hands are really that important?”

“Yes my daughter. Think of babies: they start to know the world through the touch of their hands. If you look at the hands of old people, they tell you more about their life then any body part. Everything that is done by hand is said to be done with the heart. Because it’s really like this: hands and heart are connected. Masseurs know well: when they touch someone with their hands, they create a deep connection. It is precisely from this connection that healing comes. Think of lovers: when they touch their hands, they make love in a more sublime way.”

“My hands grandma…. how long I haven’t used them like this!”

“Move them, my love. Begin to create with them and everything within you will begin to move. The pain will not pass away. And instead what you do with them will become the most beautiful masterpiece and it won’t hurt anymore. Because you have been able to transform its essence.”

(author: Elena Bernabe)

(artist: Linda Apple)

(translation: 7flow)