The Importance of Cursive
Change. There is no way to avoid it, and so we adapt to it. But it’s hard to know what that “adapting” may have cost us. Case in point, the now lost art of cursive. Cursive is a beautiful way to write what is being expressed, and has been a major way to experience personality and emotion. I realized some of what we lost when cursive stopped being taught. Aside from the obvious, like those of the future not being able to read the documents like the Constitution, the Bible, Historic documents, among them, (Not to mention the information that has been gathered by law enforcement in cases where handwriting analysis became the only means of finding the true perpetrators) it will eventually be lost and not considered as part of cases.
For me, personally, one of the aspects of my profession is that I read signatures. Everyone who comes to see me is read via their name before the reading even begins. This gives me a foundation for your direction as I pick up intuitive impressions based on the curls and lines of your name. Cursive adds depth because there is more information that can be gathered by way of the connections of one letter flowing to the next. That brings us back to how things have changed, and for cursive it has been in a very unexpected way.
A few weeks ago, I was asked to sign a couple of my books for some younger fans (14 and 15 years old). I am always pleased to share my experiences and my door is open to all people of all ages. These two were cute, a brother and sister interested in the paranormal. They visited my metaphysical center and, upon purchasing two books, asked me to sign them I was delighted to do so! The inscriptions were short: their name, “enjoy. God bless, Linda Lauren,” all written in my handwriting with my name in signature-form.
Handing the books over to them, they each quickly opened it to see what I had written. They looked up at me in unison, their little eyebrows knitted together in confusion.
“What’s wrong?” I asked, concerned and confused myself.
“What does it say?” the girl said.
“It’s in a language we don’t understand,” the boy added.
It was then that I realized that cursive to their generation had evolved into something completely foreign to them, a totally different language, and therefore unreadable. I told them what it said and they were relieved. But, I feel that loss of cursive and believe it should still be taught in school. There is additional beauty that is added by it’s eloquence. Yes, it may be a “language” all it’s own, and it’s important to remember that what it has to say is significant to the history of who we are.
Published via: February 19, 2025 — lindalauren.com
