Process Essay-Tools

          Throughout life I have learned that one of the most valuable tools that a person has is their hands. Just imagine what your hands do for you in every stage of life. It's almost something that is not thought of in depth, but taken for grantide. The every move and touch that a person delivers or feels has a meaning, even though it isn't thought of at the time, but how it shows it's importance growing up.
           As a infant, a child clings to his/her mother. The touch of a baby's hands or fingers always melts a parent's heart away. Small and fragile, but to a parent it creates a huge memorable impact.  Though to the baby holding their parents hand or simply just a finger, the comfort of being secure helps coddle them to sleep. Or to ease them at feeding time.What an amazing feeling that a simple touch creates and the feeling that gets carried along as we age.
           Growing up and raising a family, there is alot of work that needs to be done. As a mother, there seems to be endless amounts of duties that gets done on a daily basis. To the point that the brain gets tired, but the hands keep going. Changing diapers, giving baths, washing dishes, folding clothes, sweeping the floor and so on and so forth. Daily relentless chores never eases up. On the occasional down time, tending to the flowers and garden calms the nerves, yet beautifies the yard. Mom's hands always teach their children what hard work accomplishes.
            Watching an elderly couple cup each other's faces with their hands and smile at each other show that they touch with their feelings. Love seems to deepen with age. To be at an older age and later in life, the use of their hands become much more important. Independence is vital to them. To hold a cane, a walker, to be able to drive, mobility is a must. But to look at the wrinkles on their hands show the long, hardworking life they had. And to hold a brand new grandchild, creates another huge impact. The fact that the family line will be kept handed down.
             Even though we often think of our hands as just objects that do the continuous daily functions, they do serve as other tools. I believe the most important tools. The hold that says "You are safe". The hand in hand contact that says "I love you". The fingers that hold that ring that says, "Will you marry me?" It's amazing that in the beginning of life, the first touch sends immense feelings of love and happiness, but yet in the end of life, the last touch creates such sadness. The power of that one special touch or the results of what the hands can accomplish can be considered the best and most wonderful tool.