Let’s consider, for example, the circular skill saw. A lefty has two options when using this tool: a) use the saw with his/her right hand, which is just as awkward as a righty writing with a pencil with his/her left hand; or b) somehow use the saw backwards with his/her left hand. It is easy to see the danger in either of these cases.

With a circular saw being an extreme example, I admit that using a keyboard or watch doesn’t put me at risk of sustaining serious injury. Nonetheless, as trivial as these limitations may seem, they remain obstacles that left-handed people must often overcome in order to maintain functional competency in modern society.

This post was not meant as a rant. In fact, I feel that through my left-handedness I am better equipped to adapt to situations quickly and effectively because I have spent my entire life adapting to a right-handed world.

This was also not intended to be a “poor me” tearjerker. I am simply making an observation of the world around me by placing it in perspective. There is so much out there that we know, but so little we understand. Understanding comes from questioning what we know (or think we know).