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 |   Second blog -- answers to an ocean of prompts |
 "Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself." CHARLIE CHAPLIN  Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you. David Whyte        This is my supplementary blog in which I will post entries written for prompts. |
| Prompt: Friday, the 13th and a Solar Eclipse on Saturday. Are you superstitious? If you think Friday the 13th is scary, try hanging out with me when I've been without coffee. Did you know Friday the 13th combines two taboos that come from the bible, accord to Stevens. Based on the story of the Last Supper of Jesus, 13 people were seated at the table and it happened on a Thursday. He was arrested that evening, and crucified the next day, on a Friday. "So 13 is associated with that terrible event. How do you feel about the number 13? Or is it just another day to you? ============== Nope, I don't believe in the "unlucky" anything. After all, I now have an old finicky black cat I love so much. The idea of the "unlucky" happens because if anything seems to be unlucky, it is because our minds have made it so. What we think we make happen because, as the creatures of this universe, we do have certain powers, some unbeknownst to ourselves, and I think quantum physics is on the way to discovering this very fact. Many bad things may take place on any other day in life, regardless of the number attached to the day. Come to think of it, numbering the days and the months is a human thing and it isn't there in nature, even if nature may work on a set schedule. As to the fear of Friday the 13th, this fear is not based on any scientific evidence. In reality, the chances of experiencing misfortune on this particular day are no greater than on any other day of the year. It's a superstition, perpetuated by badly interpreted religious traditions and cultural beliefs. I certainly believe that, while it's essential to respect people's beliefs, it's equally crucial to remember that such superstitions are not rooted in concrete evidence and should not govern our decisions or actions. After all, luck, or the lack of it, often depends on one's perspective and attitude rather than specific dates on the calendar. By the way, Lyn's a Witchy Woman  , your "If you think Friday the 13th is scary, try hanging out with me when I've been without coffee," made me spurt out my own coffee.   . |
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