Don’t rely on competence, for strength
come from unlearned blows that are left-handed;
until you learn to improvise at length
you short the truth and cannot understand it.
Inspired by a saying of Walter Benjamin: “These are days when no one should rely on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.”
5/21/09
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
There is an interesting study about the prevalence of left-handedness in some cultures vs. others. Cultures with much physical combat tend to have higher percentages, because left-handedness can confer an advantage in a fight. Just thought that interesting... -chuck