I have always been the first in my house to grab the supplement of the daily newspaper in order to be the irst to read what the stars predicted for myday, my mother holds the distinction for knowing the order of predictions in the various programs across channels in the 6-8 morning band on television. And I am pretty sure we more than adequately represent the percentage of educated citizens who follow the predicitons with great zeal. What is it about stars and planets that make them so irresistable...
Zodiac, moon signs, star speak, planetology and many others base their beliefs on the orderliness of the universe and the interconnectivity of events and objects (something similar to newton's universal law of gravitation- each object affects every object around it and is connected to that object by a force). Astrology interprets this electro-magnetic pulse as a divine intervention which may be used to deliberate occurings around the world. Each planet, star and constellation symbolise emotions and states like jealousy, sorrow, poise, grace, just and many more. The inter-planetary motion sets stage for a variety of assumptions, hierarchy of importance and many other meandering factors which ensure no two astrology columns read the same on any given day.. This is my prognosis..
I am not going to divulge an opinion on its validity or even comment on its effects, i'd much rather discuss why I follow it and explain my reasons for so boldly defying the stasis of science y indulging in such a grey area (which by the way is my color for the day)...
Every morning I wake up i enjoy reading my fortune not because I follow it implicitly- till this date no dark handsome stranger has accosted me :P... But rather, to satisfy my ego, that if something goes wrong, I have someone else to shift my blame on- i mean my test didn't go well becaus of venus altering her course. Dumb as it sounds, it always alleviates my spirits and helps me approach the next test without too much regret. Its a mollifier- a testament to say that somethings will happen whether you like it or not just accept it and move on, after all who's to say what will come n my column tomorrow.
In addition, its nice to read such pleasant things in the morning- it helps me maintain a less pessimistic outlook than i normally wear. If I by chance happen to wear the same color ascribed, i feel more confident and pleased- its pscychological. even if my day is relatively bad, i somehow manage to console myself that things couldn't be that bad - c'mon i am wearing my lucky color for the day!!! It aids in evicting a quicker recovery from damaged spritits than normal.
In addition, it forms the base for most of my discussions with my friends- we chat on who got what today and how accurate these predictions were compared to the one in the other paper, onlines are also referenced- these daily predictions are a bond allowing us to accept that not everything is under our control and you never know if the one column you missed might have actually got your day right for a change :D
Finally it grinds down to belief- plain good ol faith. And faith is not bad. Knowing Mars is by your side this week, meaning your deals will come through, gives you enough motivation to go that one extra mile to secure your goal... In effect it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. This may infringe on the other side- meaning negative emtoions are also equally prone to realisation..
but come what may, astrology is fun- its a social binder, tension reliever, an emollient for roughened nerves and a very good topic to broach at the lunch table...
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Hmm !! Have u ever noticed that things repeat periodically in a sort of a order - something like 2 good predictions, followed by a couple of decent and slip in a bad one in the middle !! A friend of mine in the old company and me had great fun listening to this in the bus en-route to office !!And one more thing - the bad things always come right than the good ones !! Maybe it's designed in such a way to make people pray to God on the bad days !!!
You should try "Nattu Josyam". With just your thumb impression those guys tell you your past present and future. They told my cousin his name, his wife's name and his parent's name..all from just a finger print!
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