Jari Manis

Why should the wedding ring be worn on the fourth finger? There is a beautiful and convincing explanation…

The Thumb represents your parents. The Second (Index) finger represents your siblings. The Middle finger represents Yourself (in polite society :-p). The Fourth (Ring) finger represents your Life Partner.The Last (Little) finger represents your children.

Firstly, open your palms (face to face), bend the middle fingers and hold them together - back to back. Secondly, open and hold the remaining three fingers and the thumb - tip to tip, as shown below:

Now, try to separate your thumbs (representing the parents). They will open, because your parents are not destined to live with you lifelong, and have to leave you sooner or later.
Join your thumbs as before and separate your Index fingers (representing siblings). They will also open, because your brothers and sisters will have their own families and will have to lead their own separate lives.

Now join the Index fingers and separate your Little fingers (representing your children). They will open too, because children will leave the nest and settle down on their own some day.

Finally, join your Little fingers, and try to separate your Ring fingers (representing your spouse). You will be surprised to find out that you simply CANNOT, because Husband & Wife have to remain together all their lives - through thick and thin!

P/S: Thanks Mah for your fingers!! And nice tudung too. Hehe.