Knot, My Problem ?

Knot doesn’t always have to be a problem. To tie a knot and move on is to wrap up a solution and declare fine to that project or to keep all that has been accomplished from unraveling and lying as a tangled mess on the floor. If you are a person of artistic bent, you may spend affirming hours designing or admiring knots with capital letter names that denote interconnectedness and eternity: a Celtic Knot that has slight changes to be Love, Trinity, or Endless. For a sewer, a knot is useful or decorative. A fly-fisherperson depends on the knot to keep fish and hook together. A sailor’s safe return to shore hinges at times on the tenacity of knots that have been tied to anchors or other equipment. In a slight whisper, remember the efficiency of a hangman’s noose is essential.

I would venture every person has a knot story. Before velcro most children learned bunny down a hole to tie their shoes. My first beyond that expertise is now totally useless. In the far away time when boxes and goods were trusted to the USPO, a knowledge of the final step of tying the box was essential. My daddy very carefully taught me how to measure a piece of cord and create an over and under presentation that displayed six squares on top and bottom with a looped and pulled knot that would hold all the way to Santa Fe carrying clothes for a summer job. To finish the hem of a skirt, one circled the thread around the needle and pulled it through.

When the knot serves its purpose or creates a problem, how to release it remains. Faced with the Gordian Knot In the ancient Greek legend of Alexander the Great, he drew his sword and cut instead of laboriously unweaving. I had to guide fishing line over and under between two nails on a back porch, so I could rewind it knotless on a reel for the next trip. Offspring who walk away from parental care are said to “untie the knot.” Sometimes an extra person is needed for help whether dealing with a real length of cord or a metaphorical knot that has to be faced to resume ease of life. Keep an extra friend or two around for help in either case.

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:12