Want Change? Work Together 🔁<p>I thought about the closed-fist for while now on and off.. nothing too bad</p><p>But when I saw this picture, it made it clearer about the open hand upwards instead.</p><p>The open hand seems more in line with many other things and more 'friendly' or less combative. Even in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Aikido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aikido</span></a> and other arts it seems rather less harmless (until actually you're on you're flat on your back perhaps or hit with something if coming too close)... so yes it's less force showing perhaps at the beginning and on a human level or in photos showing people, I think showing force can be one-notch down so it's not worrying for others...</p><p>A Fist <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/celebration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>celebration</span></a> is not bad - just this seems clearer, gentler, less misunderstood, safer with open hand upward with back of the hand showing.</p><p>Picture text reads:</p><p>Open Hand, Upwards<br><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sky</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/God" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>God</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Cosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmos</span></a> <br>Giving Credit to Above ?<br>Gentler Gesture to Everything</p><p>Important to note open doesn't seem to be against anyone or suggest that... </p><p>⬇️ Other sub-topic notes below ⬇️ </p><p>⚫ MARTIAL ARTS<br>Some <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MartialArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MartialArts</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Aikido" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aikido</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Judo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judo</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/BJJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJJ</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Jujitsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jujitsu</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMA</span></a> use the open hand until the fist is really necessary. So not always the first tool perhaps.</p><p>⚫ LIBERATION<br>Fist in the air more straight up seems to suggest (or we learned from history) <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> or self-liberation - <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>self</span></a>-power. Which is fair enough and I like these too - perhaps the bent elbow seems to ruing that a bit for me personally... still thinking about it.</p><p>⚫ PRIMITIVE REACTION TEST<br>I think for conflict (as life is a kind of constant <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> or <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/negotiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>negotiation</span></a> naturally between one or many humans in this context of photos) <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/gestures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gestures</span></a> can have a primitive-first feeling as well as the more educated layered <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/interpretation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interpretation</span></a> after. </p><p>So by asking the question about how it feel on a <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/primitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primitive</span></a> level this might give more result to how you feel (as best as you can feel primitively or first-feeling):</p><p>✊ ❓ If you saw a fist in the air ✊ <br>or showed that gesture to another human then how would they feel on a <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/primitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primitive</span></a> or first-feeling level... I know most of the time it's for a photo etc and depends on the position, but for on-lookers let's say it's some kind of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/victory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>victory</span></a> or <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> or <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/muscle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muscle</span></a> or something shown.</p><p>Now try asking </p><p>❓ If you saw an open hand in the air or towards the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> 👋 ✋ <br>or showed that to another human, then how does that feel / look ?</p><p>I hope you already feel it just from description... </p><p>Can even forget the God aspect if you felt that or got the idea for the words, although there seems a bit of that "giving thanks to something other than us. Open seems nicer or not over-saying much. Maybe not say a lot also which is safer!</p><p>⚫ PHYSICAL POSTURE / PHYSICALITY 💪 <br>Perhaps the fist also shows bicep more and is a bit more <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/clenched" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clenched</span></a> even though it's not a pure flex and more diagonally upwards... but still compared...</p><p>The <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/hand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hand</span></a> in air the with the arm and elbow pointing forward to camera is not showing <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/bicep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicep</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/muscle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>muscle</span></a>. 💪 and mostly open hand ✋ (back of hand and almost all is pointing up ⬆️ )</p><p>And open hand is giving (as well as receiving - a too way thing that fist doesn't seem to naturally have)<br>I think even with bad people we need to somehow take care of them too - while not allowing them all the way in either, but not to have it only on a power vs. power level but cooperation instead of force vs force level (again without letting people pretending inside things to do their bad work again). Some chance of redemption or doing better between us without anyone totally giving in or instantly being considered good either... the giving and receiving seems to allow more of a chance than everyone with fists and more gladiatorial <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/liberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberation</span></a>.</p><p>HASHTAGS<br>I'm pointing to some of the key words here hashtags during this post.</p><p>⚫ Let me know how you feel <br>[ open hand gesture 😃✋ ⬆️ ☁️ ]</p><p>⚫ MY FEELING AFTER WRITING THIS... </p><p>(A BIT LONG MOSTLY ON THE <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MYSTERY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MYSTERY</span></a> OF LIFE)</p><p>I did consider that now I've (over)explained it all that it might suggest <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a> and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> more, but whatever that we don't know that gives us so much around and keep our spirits in our <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/body" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>body</span></a>... (ether, love etc etc)</p><p>I don't think that really offends anyone unless already a bit racist or worried about <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> or something else which is also fair enough too on some level of seeing smoething new - like "why are they using hand upwards and sometimes in the picture looking up" but again not the physical kind of mis-interpretation so seems safer if a bit stranger occasionally...</p><p>whatever holds things together and keep our spirits in our <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/body" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>body</span></a>... (etc </p><p>So I'd like more <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/thankfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thankfulness</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/gentleness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gentleness</span></a> in life, not assuming man is the beginning and end... thanks to whatever holds things together and keep our spirits in our <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/body" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>body</span></a>... </p><p>And the open hand that receives even if it doesn't know, trusting a bit... </p><p>Towards less physical conflict / more brains / less <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> encouraging better things for all.</p><p>Not saying not to use a fist</p><p>Just having something other than us we don't know seem to help <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/mankind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mankind</span></a> to remember or feel good that something else is doing a lot of the work for us and between us. We're not in 100% control.</p><p>⚫ KEEP A BIT OF MYSTERY<br>I don't mind this idea of mysterious / unsolved thing in life around us and invisible as I think 100% there is a bit of mystery and don't have to call it god or make it up, just there are other things of the planet which takes care of us (or allows us) some we see easily, some we don't.</p><p>GIVING THANKS<br>A kind of giving thanks to all that we don't see / know (just for being alive I guess) seem nice <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/gesture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gesture</span></a>.</p>