Wednesday, November 11, 2009

2 minds, 1 body

We watched a video a couple of weeks back about conjoined twins. They each had their own mind...but shared one body. They could each think freely, independent of the other. But they rely on one another to do simple tasks that require two hands like doing their hair, or tying their shoes. What if one of the girls decides she wants to braid her hair, and the other wants to wear it in a pony tail.. They need the other hand to accomplish each goal. They need to agree on everything in order to make life work. If one girl wants to walk left and the other right...they are at a stand still. Their minds are independent of one another but their decisions need to coincide. I would never want to rely on another person in order to do these simple tasks. Life would be so complicated. I give them a lot of credit for being able to work together as such a team and get through each and every day together.

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