Flirting is the opposite of aggression. It is the suggestion of a possibility. When you flirt with a drumstick, you aren’t smashing the drum; you are bouncing off the head, teasing the rebound. When you flirt with food (the "bate" – a French term for beaten dough or whisked eggs), you are incorporating air gently, lifting rather than crushing.
But the drumstick is also a metaphor for any tool we use to create rhythm in our lives. That could be a whisk (which beats eggs – "bate"), a paintbrush, or even a pen. The drumstick represents precision through velocity . Enjoy Flirt Play Drumstick Bate
"Play" also implies a lack of a fixed script. Jazz musicians don't play the notes on the page; they play the space between the notes. If you are flirting (suggesting possibility) and playing (acting without rigidity), you enter a state of flow where time dilates. Flirting is the opposite of aggression
In culinary French, battre (often anglicized to "bate" in old recipes) means "to beat." Specifically, it refers to whipping eggs or batter to incorporate air. It is an aggressive, rhythmic action. Unlike the gentle bounce of the drumstick, "bate" is a full commitment. You are transforming a liquid into a foam. You are introducing chaos to create structure (think meringue or soufflé). When you flirt with food (the "bate" –
We must the present. We must Flirt with possibility. We must Play without fear. We must choose our Drumstick (our craft) wisely. And finally, we must Bate —we must beat the drum, whisk the eggs, and live the rhythm fully.
Why a drumstick and not a brush or a mallet? A drumstick is primal. It is a piece of shaped wood—essentially, a miniaturized club—that has been refined for expression. It has a fulcrum, a tip, and a butt end. It is a tool of percussion, which is the oldest form of music: the sound of one thing striking another.