#1  
Old 08-Sep-2009, 06:16
Ever Student's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,054
Home Country: Iran
Native Language: Persian
Current Location: Iran
Member Type: Interested in Language
Post Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

"Hands"

Hands are useful and yours. They could be changed into many different things all time. they get sometimes a means for giving something to somebody, for example, a loaf of bread to a poor, hungry, old neighbor or a book filled with colorful pictures to an illiterate crying child in order to calm him down, or a gift for Mother's day after a year to remind you of her assistance during your life. They could write something like an apology letter to a friend who has been angry with you for a long time. They may also draw a picture of the sea and mountains covered by green trees and blue sky and hang it on the wall in hospital for patients suffering from blood cancer to look at it and forget their pain just for a while. What's more, hands play the role of both givers and receivers. They may be stretched for you and want money in the corner of the street or knocking at the door as someone else is behind it. Who is that? It is I, a poor man! Somewhere you find one of your relatives seeking a financial help and shows their empty hands to you. Here you consider you and someone else's hands two of the best gifts that God gave you with his hands.
  #2  
Old 09-Sep-2009, 03:43
Ever Student's Avatar
Senior Member
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,054
Home Country: Iran
Native Language: Persian
Current Location: Iran
Member Type: Interested in Language
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

would you please edit my pasage?
  #3  
Old 09-Sep-2009, 08:54
Raymott's Avatar
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,996
Home Country: Australia
Native Language: English
Current Location: Australia
Member Type: Academic
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

Quote:
Originally Posted by taghavi View Post
"Hands"

Hands are useful [and yours]. They could be changed into many different things at different times. They get are sometimes a means for giving something to somebody, for example, a loaf of bread to a poor, hungry, old neighbor or a book filled with colorful pictures to an illiterate crying child in order to calm him down, or a gift for Mother's day after a year to remind you of her assistance during your life.
They could write something like an apology letter to a friend who has been angry with you for a long time. They may also draw a picture of the sea and mountains covered by green trees and blue sky and hang it on the wall in hospital for patients suffering from blood cancer to look at it and forget their pain just for a while. What's more, hands play the role of both givers and receivers. They may be [stretched for you] and want money in the corner of the street or knocking at the door as someone else is behind it. Who is that? It is I, a poor man! Somewhere you find one of your relatives seeking
a financial help and they show their empty hands to you. Here you consider your hands and someone else's hands two of the best [ gifts that God gave you with his hands.]
"Hands are useful and yours" doesn't mean anything. Do you mean "Your hands are useful"?
[stretched for you] Do you mean someone might tug at your hands in the street, wanting money?
[God gave you with his hands.] I would write " organs that evolved for man during his formation" But it's not my paragraph.
  #4  
Old 09-Sep-2009, 15:23
Ever Student's Avatar
Senior Member
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,054
Home Country: Iran
Native Language: Persian
Current Location: Iran
Member Type: Interested in Language
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Raymott View Post
"Hands are useful and yours" doesn't mean anything. Do you mean "Your hands are useful"?
[stretched for you] Do you mean someone might tug at your hands in the street, wanting money?
[God gave you with his hands.] I would write " organs that evolved for man during his formation" But it's not my paragraph.
Hello,
Thanks for your reading.
-No, I mean hands are useful and they belong to you.
- What does a poor man do with his hands while he is begging or asking you to give him money?
-You mean that God dosen't gave these hands as gifts by his help?
Thank you,
  #5  
Old 09-Sep-2009, 16:06
Raymott's Avatar
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,996
Home Country: Australia
Native Language: English
Current Location: Australia
Member Type: Academic
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

Quote:
Originally Posted by taghavi View Post
Hello,
Thanks for your reading.
-No, I mean hands are useful and they belong to you.
Then, "Hands are useful, and they are yours."

- What does a poor man do with his hands while he is begging or asking you to give him money?
They could stretch toward you.

-You mean that God dosen't gave these hands as gifts by his help?
No. Being agnostic, I don't subscribe to any Gods, so I would attribute hands to evolution. But, as I said, it's your paragraph, not mine.
Do you think I'm evil now?
Thank you,
R.
  #6  
Old 10-Sep-2009, 02:15
Ever Student's Avatar
Senior Member
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,054
Home Country: Iran
Native Language: Persian
Current Location: Iran
Member Type: Interested in Language
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

Don't you believe in God? If your answer is no, can I ask you why? I would like to hear more of your idea.
  #7  
Old 10-Sep-2009, 14:53
Raymott's Avatar
VIP Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 13,996
Home Country: Australia
Native Language: English
Current Location: Australia
Member Type: Academic
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

Quote:
Originally Posted by taghavi View Post
Don't you believe in God? If your answer is no, can I ask you why? I would like to hear more of your idea.
No, I don't. Why? Not believing in things for which there is no evidence is the default position. All gods are man-made.
Some things they teach you when you are a child turn out to be true and some don't.
If there is something like a "God", I don't bother her and she doesn't bother me. I think we both prefer it that way.

You should read the "Do you believe in rebirth" thread if you want to know what I think.
  #8  
Old 11-Sep-2009, 01:39
Ever Student's Avatar
Senior Member
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,054
Home Country: Iran
Native Language: Persian
Current Location: Iran
Member Type: Interested in Language
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

Ok I will read it.
Thanks
  #9  
Old 11-Sep-2009, 02:56
Ever Student's Avatar
Senior Member
Threadstarter  
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,054
Home Country: Iran
Native Language: Persian
Current Location: Iran
Member Type: Interested in Language
Default Re: Could someone please comment on "Hands" passage?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Raymott View Post
No, I don't. Why? Not believing in things for which there is no evidence is the default position. All gods are man-made.
Some things they teach you when you are a child turn out to be true and some don't.
If there is something like a "God", I don't bother her and she doesn't bother me. I think we both prefer it that way.

You should read the "Do you believe in rebirth" thread if you want to know what I think.
I read it.
Thanks
Closed Thread

Bookmarks


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Correct mistakes in passage Wai_Wai Editing & Writing Topics 2 27-Mar-2008 07:27
could you please help me with this passage sympathy Ask a Teacher 5 09-Dec-2007 03:46
Passage for Year 2 students kohyoongliat Ask a Teacher 4 27-Mar-2007 09:18
short passage kohyoongliat Ask a Teacher 3 26-Feb-2007 02:50
i need yourhelp (how do i start at the beginning a passage) ?? superstar Editing & Writing Topics 1 17-Apr-2005 11:21


All times are GMT. The time now is 09:02.



Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.