‘Should I cultivate my elasticity or my plasticity?’

Thought for the week: Helen Drewery stretches a point

by Helen Drewery 2nd October 2020

Some substances are prized for their ability to stretch and twist, returning to their original shape when the forces that distort them have gone. They are pliant and responsive under pressure. Afterwards they relax. Elastic bands, for instance, work because they are trying to get back to their unstretched shape. They can grip all sorts of things, always ready for a new challenge.