I believe - I do not believe

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

M. Zadornov

Signs have long and, it seems, entered our lives forever. They fought with faith in omens, laughed at them. You can argue for a long time on the topic of prejudices, the inconsistency of certain superstitions - everyone in life will have examples that confirm and refute this or that observation. But signs are firmly entrenched in our everyday life.

And sometimes even a person who counts people is true to the following signs a few … well, let's say, not of this world, he himself will not return for a forgotten thing or put a penny under his heel for good luck. After all, who knows, what if the omens are true and will come true? Isn't it better to play it safe?

But then what is it like for those who believe in omens unconditionally?

I cannot say that I faithfully follow all the signs and predictions. Rather, I belong to the same group of reinsurers who do not seem to believe in omens, but just to be sure"

For example, as our famous comedian Mikhail Zadornov said, if you don't take out the trash can in the evening, then the apartment will smell bad at night. But leaving, succumbing to superstition, taking out the garbage in the morning, you often risk completely forgetting about it in the bustle of morning preparations for work. And in the evening it should not be taken out again … And this is fraught not only with an unpleasant smell, but with the transformation of the apartment into a cesspool and the breeding of harmful insects, the invasion of which is much easier to prevent than to stop.

And then one day, trying on a wedding dress, I ran into one trick. As you know, failure awaits the bride, if before the wedding she sees herself in the mirror in full "vestments": the wedding may not take place. Therefore, it is customary not to put on some part of the toilet during fitting. If the outfit is not complete, it is no longer an outfit. And the omen is not valid.

But if you can fool one omen, you can do the same with the rest!

And I came up with a few tricks for myself, with which I want to introduce you - it is quite possible that they can be useful to you too.

To start, let's figure it out all with same unfortunate rubbish … For myself, I found a quite convenient way out of the situation. In the evening, having already finished my household chores, I collect all the garbage in a large bag and put it outside the door, on the landing. First, the garbage is not thrown away, but simply rearranged from place to place within the house in which I live. And, secondly, running out of the apartment in the morning, it is simply impossible not to stumble upon it, and, therefore, forget to throw it away. I want to note that the neighbors, at first glancing disapprovingly at my bags, in the end, appreciated all the advantages of such an idea, and now in the morning I am faced with the task of not confusing the bags and not throwing out the neighbor's one.

The next very common sign is - black cat crossing the road, promises failure.

I have two funny stories about this.

There was a black cat in the yard of my friend Anya. The cat was beautiful, fluffy and clean. But she constantly managed to slip right in front of Anya. And then one day, when Anya was getting ready for a very important interview for her career, the cat crossed her path again. My friend's day was already unsuccessful, so she took this seemingly common occurrence especially acutely and … started talking to the cat. “Well, where did you get on my head,” Anya asked. “Well, why are you sneaking around here, and it’s sick without you! But then, lifting the cat by the front legs to look into her eyes, Anya saw that a thin, but very white stripe stretched across her entire belly. The cat was not quite black! This unexpected discovery amused my friend, and her interview went well. And she tells this story now, as evidence of the failure of superstitions.

And to another friend of mine (let's call her Vika), a black cat brought real luck. Vika was a lonely girl, and dreamed of losing weight in order to correct her figure flaws, believing that this would help resolve all her personal problems. In addition, Vika was a weak-willed girl. And (fortunately!) Superstitious. During lunchtime, she constantly ran into the store next to her work to buy a roll or a chocolate bar for afternoon tea. Once a black-black kitten appeared in the store, which was constantly hanging around in front of the entrance and pestering passers-by! And the girl, sincerely believing the omen, returned to the workplace empty-handed, which had a beneficial effect on her figure.

And lastly, I will say that there is one more sign about a black cat. She says that a black cat in the house saves from thunderstorms and thieves. Which one will accept to believe - choose for yourself. In any case, having a blackie at home is an effective way to stop paying attention to the sign of black cats. After all, getting used to the fact that at home a black beast is constantly running in front of you, you will not shy away at the sight of exactly the same ones, but on the street.

Have you ever forget something at home? And did you not torment yourself later with doubts: to return - not to return? After all, returning is a bad omen. For this case, the people have prepared a lot of "life buoys" - to spit over the left shoulder, look in the mirror …

But if you think about it … Are you afraid to return to the next room? Therefore, returning to the apartment from the entrance (not having time to go out into the street) is not a complete return. And, leaving the house in the morning, are you afraid to return there in the evening? Of course not, because you left home with a specific goal and, having fulfilled it, you must return. So do the same and, if necessary, return for a forgotten thing! You seem to be out of bread (cat food, toilet paper, etc.)? Run into a nearby shop and take your purchase home. It only takes five to ten minutes, but it will save you from worrying all day long.

How many times have you sighed in frustration meeting a man with an empty bucket? This sign seems somewhat strange to me. Firstly, it is strange that a bucket full of garbage (most often there are just such) a bucket promises something good. And secondly, any empty bucket is potentially full. And, therefore, it should not promise troubles, but a day full of events, surprises and surprises. I like this interpretation better.

Cutlery falling to the floor when guests arrive? As a rule, this is noticed only when waiting for someone to come. And how can you not come true here?

And for me personally, such a sign promises only a greater amount of dirty dishes.

On this score, I have, unfortunately, a sad story. Once upon a time there was an elderly woman. She was very lonely. Her husband died, and the children, although they lived in the same city with her, for some reason did not rush to visit her. Her hands were shaking, and she constantly dropped scissors, spoons, forks, knives on the floor. And with hope she said to the neighbors: "I dropped the knife today - surely, my son will come in one of these days!" But for some reason neither her son nor both of her daughters showed up. In the end, they certainly came. But already at her funeral.

" Broke the mirror! - a girl lamented today in the ladies' room, mourning a powder compact. Still - seven years of misfortune, who can endure this! And looking at her long empty powder compact with a worn logo, I thought. After all, a mirror is just a product And any product has its own shelf life, or rather, a service life, after which no one will give any guarantee for the normal functioning of the product, and which is precisely indicated in the annotation. Of course, there is no instruction for the mirrors. But this does not take away it has the same service life. What can it be for a mirror? Sounds funny, but there is logic in this. So, for complex devices and mechanisms, this period is set based on the very minimum life of its parts. It is difficult to understand the service life of glass, but then that it is very large - this is for sure. But it is easier with the shelf life of the composition with which the glass is covered in order to turn it into a mirror. then it is not more than ten years old. And the service life of the powder box is much shorter! After all, the shelf life of the powder is two years. Therefore, all mirrors made of powder boxes older than this age can be safely considered written off and beaten without thinking about the consequences.

In addition, after all, the essence of the signs about a broken mirror is that the reflection is broken along with it. And how many dishes are now in which you can look like in a mirror? My nickel-plated teapot recently fell off its nose - think it broke. But after all, any dish (and hence a reflection) beats to happiness! Where is the logic?

Thus, any seemingly cruel omen can find a reservation. After all, the most important thing is not to lose optimism in any situation and believe that everything that is being done is for the best.