On Sticks, Stones and Words

They’re all good tools, and well-suited to us.

Large sticks make excellent handles for pushing, pulling and leveraging. Small sticks can be used for poking and scraping.

Large stones are great for smashing and grinding. Small stones—especially when they’re small enough to be held in a three-jaw chuck grip (between your thumb, index and middle finger)—are excellent for precision drawing and carving.

Words don’t necessarily work better when they’re large or small. They can be precise or general no matter their length. They are fantastic for teaching, storytelling, singing, coordinating, asking for help and saying, “Thank you”.