The Hammer and Nail - created by John Provo of Reitaku University in Japan - is an exercise designed to encourage abstract thinking. It also presents the opportunity to see ourselves from many odd and interesting angles, and helps the others come to know us in new and different ways.Conversation: From each of the following pairs of words, pick the one you think best describes you and thoughtfully explain why you feel that way. Are you:
- Hammer or nail?
- Child or old man or woman?
- Sun or moon?
- Cube or ball?
- Present or future?
- Yes or no?
- Physical or mental?
- Pencil or eraser?
- Question or answer?
- City or country?
- Dictionary or novel?
- TV or radio?
"Speech is the mother, not the handmaid, of thought."- Karl Kraus
"How can I tell what I think until I see what I say?" - E.M. Forster
"Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightening to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind." - Emily Dickinson
