Six years ago, at a work party on a Friday night in Melbourne, my colleague, who was a self-confessed 'palmist' started indulging the curiosity of a half-inebriated crowd. A queue formed quickly and people started shouting our drinks as she read their palms. Out of curiosity, I started observing the connection between hands and their owner's behavioural patterns. Over time, I've developed my own theories about palmistry and hand analysis. In my opinion, palms are not an accurate indication of a person's future. You can make predictions based on past and current events, which amounts to nothing more than an educated guess. A person's characteristics, on the other hand, can be determined by studying their hands (and various other aspects of their behaviour.) Modern hand analysis, unlike ancient palmistry, is the science of studying both hands as a whole. Here's a little to get you started:
- The line closest to the base of the fingers is the heart line. The head and life lines run parallel to it and the alleged fate line cuts through one or both of the first two lines.
- The lines on both hands are asymmetric.
- Common sense reveals that soft hands are an indication of an enjoyment of the finer things in life. Coarsely textured hands often indicate a coarse nature.
- Flexible hands usually signify a relaxed, easy-going and flexible personality
- The lines on your hand change over time.
- What do the lines mean? Well, you'll have to buy me a drink sometime.
Later that night, my friend looked at my lines and told me that I would not marry my girlfriend at the time. The 'one' would be the fourth woman I'd date seriously after that relationship.