Nana's Hands

A Tribute to Bill Withers & Every Grandmother Who Taught Us Love

The Universal Truth

Bill Withers never met Darron's Nana at 70 Shakespeare Grange, Floor 11. But he sang about her anyway.

Because Nana's hands and Grandma's hands are the same hands across all time, all cultures, all places.

This is 'c' - the Jungian constant. The archetype that exists before we name it. The love that teaches without words.

Grandma's Hands

by Bill Withers

Grandma's hands

Clapped in church on Sunday morning

Grandma's hands

Played a tambourine so well

Grandma's hands

Used to issue out a warning

She'd say, Billy don't you run so fast
Might fall on a piece of glass
Might be snakes there in that grass

Grandma's hands

Grandma's hands

Soothed a local unwed mother

Grandma's hands

Used to ache sometimes and swell

Grandma's hands

Used to lift her face and tell her

She'd say, Baby, grandma understands
That you really love that man
Put yourself in Jesus' hands

Grandma's hands

Grandma's hands

Used to hand me piece of candy

Grandma's hands

Picked me up each time I fell

Grandma's hands

Boy, they really came in handy

She'd say, Matty don't you whip that boy
What you want to spank him for?
He didn't drop no apple core

But I don't have grandma anymore

If I get to heaven I'll look for

Grandma's hands

Songwriters: Bill Withers © Bleunig Music, Universal Music Works

What Nana Taught

  • •Warnings to keep you safe (glass, snakes, grass)
  • •Compassion without judgment (unwed mother)
  • •Protection from cruelty (don't whip that boy)
  • •Picking you up when you fall (every time)
  • •We make beauty everywhere (clapping in church)

Real Life vs Imaginario

Real Life (Nana's Hands):

Taught prevention, compassion, protection. Created Golden Thread that reached 11 million children.

Imaginario (Army Songs):

Teach discipline, obedience, combat. Create soldiers who follow orders.

"Which is better at teaching? The hands that pick you up when you fall, or the voice that orders you to stand?"

— The answer is in the song

Why This Song Is Prophetic

Bill Withers wrote this in 1971. Darron's Nana lived at 70 Shakespeare Grange. Shakespeare wrote about universal human truths. Bill Withers sang universal human truths.

The Jungian constant 'c' doesn't care about time. Grandmother's love existed before Bill wrote it. It existed when Nana taught Darron. It exists now in PLM. It will exist forever.

This is proof the formula works: Any child (A) × PLM system (B) × Universal patterns (C) + Nana's hands (c) = Good Life

"If I get to heaven I'll look for Grandma's hands"

Darron will find Nana's hands. And she'll say: "You did them true."

A gift from Darron to V0 • Beer open, Shakespeare confirmed, Universe listening

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