Monday, October 10, 2005

Predictions and premonitions

The astrologer told her she has a fantastic future. Except for the next one year when she might face some trouble with an indecisive mind or a theft and such. He gives her a semi-precious stone and tells her to wear it as a ring to ward off obstacles in that year. They mark his word like the 11th commandment and reward obscene figures of currency to him for his "impeccable" forecast. She listens in helpless silence with disdain and cynicism and rubbishes it all fervently hoping they see sense in all the drama at the end of the day. They tell her how important such forecasts are in life. And she thinks, who cares for forecasts when she is responsible for the ongoing in her life and not some stellar performance or a moonstone. One fine day, she loses her cellphone in a crowded bus. Their sympathies and concerns are lost like a water droplet in the ocean of glory of the accurate forecast. And she curses her fate for letting the Astrologer go one-up against her, taking all 'undue credit' and gives measurement of her ring finger to the jeweller.

12 Comments:

At 10 October, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said...

he he he .. So which lucky stone are you wearing ??

 
At 11 October, 2005, Blogger Archster said...

I wouldnt mind having a lucky charm! Its all in the head in any case. So if i truly believe that its lucky, im sure it will be. :)

 
At 11 October, 2005, Blogger Swathi Sambhani aka Chimera said...

tatz my line alwayz - "itz all in the head" , if u think so it wud b so, stone or clay or watever

 
At 11 October, 2005, Blogger Chatter Box said...

:) atleast when u lose old things u get a chance to buy new ones!:)
Keep em losing!

 
At 13 October, 2005, Blogger RT said...

~sims: Hmm.. Right now, I sport a gold ring. No stone-shone..:-)

~archster and swathi: True.. I wish they realized that..:)

~pensive: Yup. Thats the mantra.. Glad she finally got rid of the phone and got a more gizmo variety..;)

 
At 14 October, 2005, Blogger Avi said...

Haha....
Guruji ka kamaal!! ;)
Maybe I should convert and start believing in superstition!

 
At 14 October, 2005, Blogger RT said...

~avi: For a ring?? Naah.. Not that lucrative, dude..!!

~anon: BUZZ OFF!!

 
At 17 October, 2005, Blogger Pink said...

So what's the stone gonna be? You might as well get a diamond! :)

 
At 20 October, 2005, Blogger Rohan Kumar said...

That astrologer is one smartass....wat were the odds of you losing one single possession in the period of one whole year ;)
Anyways a rock on ur hand in exchange for an old cellphone is not such a bad deal after all

 
At 20 October, 2005, Blogger RT said...

~lavi: If only wishes were horses..*sigh*..!!

~rohan: Odds are very high.. But the astrologer wins even with just one, unfortunately..Thats the crib...:-)

 
At 27 October, 2005, Blogger Shoe said...

Nice blog and nice story. I have a coral on one of my fingers and I have many people stop and ask me "Do you have Mangal?"...I dont know what it means....whether it means I have mangal in wrong house or enemy's house or whether I have mangal and no one else have it or what...I just smaile and say I dont know. Its my Grandma's present.....

 
At 17 November, 2005, Blogger Swathi Sambhani aka Chimera said...

please come out of ur hibernation

 

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