Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Wow lucky, it’s 2 birds

The hot tea session topic yesterday between me, Shaadaab and Ansar was “Superstition.”
It’s funny. All of us declared at the outset that we do not believe in superstitions, but there are several instances where we get influenced by “false notions.”
For example, a black cat crossing the road when I leave for work does rattle me a bit. I get overjoyed when two birds (any bird, hey, not that little boy and girl, you naughty) cuddle or play together. It’s a symbol of love and affection, you see.
Ansar knew of a man in Multan, Pakistan, who used to whitewash his house everyday. “Everyday,” he insisted.
Shaadaab’s dad used to get upset if anyone called out his name from behind while leaving for some work.
Close pal Dr Janardhan believed that getting up after sleep should be from the right side and not left.
There are other weird beliefs too. While eating you get hiccups, somebody remembers you; if I remember you and your phone call or mail arrives, you live a hundred years; a shiver means someone walking over your eventual grave; unlucky to button up any clothing wrongly (better start all over again); crossing two knives is bad luck; Irelanders believe if a bird poops on your head or car, good luck.
As for me, I take out all positive aspects of superstition. For example, if I happen to see the astrological column page in a magazine, I will check out my Tamil birthday predictions, if not positive, will move to the English one. If that is also negative forecast, I move on to star date. Somewhere, I will spot positive comments and then smile as if I had won the day.
What are your thinking about? OK, let’s add one of our own. Thinking like that brings good luck. Cheers.

13 comments:

  1. Great post. Particularly appropriate since we had a Friday the 13th in both February and March. I do not get scared by that day or black cats. But I always say "God bless you" when I hear somebody sneeze, even a stranger at another table in a restaurant. I also knock on wood sometimes.

    If crossing knives is really bad luck, I have been jinxing myself for years every time I cut butter into flour for biscuits or pastry. Crossing two butter knives works so much better than a pastry blender.

    I hope you are having a wonderful week, dear friend. It is nice that you always make time to have tea with good friends...in-person connection is so important and not enough people are doing it. Namaste

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  2. This happens to me most of the time.. but what i believe in is...whichever day and whatever time you think its gonna be good, it will be good..

    Nice writing ramesh,

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  3. Very realistic. People with scientific outlook also fall victim of superstition because it is very difficult to get rid of the influence of the environment in which we live.

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  4. Superstition is in the mind i feel and none can do any thing if you want to beleive in it!!!! wat you say ramesh ???

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  5. I am reading your comments to "delhi diary". I thought i must read your posts.It is very well written.I like it.

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  6. anonymous: dear friend, i am touched and honoured by your comment..whoever u r and wherever u r god bless u..

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  7. U know it's all our old fokss errors and superstiotions that we have inherited. They wudnt hv told us..and we wud hv been free of this.
    Anyways, to everyone his own. I dont believe in superstition and it suits me fine.

    :-)

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  8. after reading your post i saw that cookie on the right and when i clicked i saw this written
    'you will have the best life ever'!!
    like you, even i believe the positive predictions and ignore the negative!

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  9. Really very nice.Many will have their own way .Nicely Elaborated.Keep up the Good work.
    K.Ragavan.

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  10. Nice .Many have their own way of doing is true.Keep up the Goodwork Ramesh.
    K.Ragavan.

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  11. My first time here, and I really liked your blog!

    As for superstitions! Well, what can one say- I still find it difficult to believe that so many people still live their lives by them:) But whitewashing everyday - that is taking it a bit too far, I would think:)

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