The other day there
was a shocking news of
a 23 year old qualified engineer committing suicide in Bengaluru for the simple
reason that a crow had sat on him twice and this did not augur well for him . This is a glaring
example of superstition embedded
in our psyche that no amount of education and enlightenment can get us out of it. What worse could have happened to the guy ! This escapist attitude is really unfortunate . One can be sorry for the hapless parents who
would have pinned hopes on the guy. There are many other superstitions and false beliefs like a
cat crossing your path will
definitely spoil your chances of success at something for which you are venturing out . A young
man once missed a very important interview , as he kept waiting for another person to come and cross the road as
a cat had crossed his path.
But sometimes you have strong reasons to harbor
such beliefs. Decades back an otherwise
very nice lady in the neighbourhood proved
unlucky for me many a time ,
as coming across her on an
important day in the morning would spell
doom. Fortunately once she was
not around during the time I was to appear for an interview . The fact in itself
boosted my confidence and I appeared for the interview and by chance
and luck got the job .
There was also a belief in old times
that if the shadow of a flying bird called Huma fell on a person , he was sure to become a king, whatever his antecedents and whoever
his ancestors might be.
I was born with the planet rahu
in lagna and
my grandfather would wax eloquent that one day I would become a celebrity or a big man . I became what I did but certainly not a celebrity.
Shakes peare always blamed
‘ the stars above us ‘ that
guide our destiny and contrary to this
there is a famous couplet :
Muqaddar ki khabar kya de ga sitara
Din-raat gardish
mein khud hai bichara.
People fail to realize that to what extent superstitions can damage their life.
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Ha Ha. Hope the woman don't come to your sight yet again
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