Being Left out in a Right world *Place pictures of Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Bart Simpson and Lady Gaga* Hi everyone. Who in this room can possibly suggest what do these people (average joes) have in common? Do you know that they have invited me to their club just by waving at the camera. We belong in an exclusive minority group where everything that is right is wrong for us. Still thinking? Fellow toastmasters and guest, you’ve heard it right. I I can’t use a regular scissors, never liked a binder note book and dislike sitting on a foldable table. Yes people, I am left handed. What seems normal for most people becomes a challenge for a person like me. Imagine writing using an INK Pen! The horrors faced by people with same “disabilities” such as mine are often stumped by a simple ink pen. …show more content…
But there are some really great things about being left-handed. Next time somebody tries to bring you down for being a lefty, point out these things that might make him wish he was part of the left-handed crew: We are right-brain dominated. Being “right brained” comes with all kinds of positives. We tend to be visual thinkers; we are more creative, have a greater imagination, are better at expressing feelings even non-verbally, and are great at daydreaming. In fact, I am surprisingly capable of visualizing my chemistry classes just by listening to the lecture of the day. It is why I’ve always been fascinated by science. On the other hand, I can’t seem to watch Casper the friendly ghost until I was 14. Lefties also seem to have a better chance of having a high IQ, or being considered a genius. Twenty percent of all Mensa members say they are left-handed, and among the famous “smart” lefties: Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Isaac Newton. And a study conducted at St. Lawrence University found that more left-handed people had IQs over 140 than their right-handed