Superstitions, Prophecies & Black Cats!

Dear Blog,

Last week, in Literature class, my classmates and I were introduced to superstitions and

prophecies after reading the "Act 1, Scene 1" of Macbeth. That made me wonder about

prophecies. Are they real? Has anyone experienced anything that had been foretold

before it had happened?

I am the type of person that does not believe in such mumbo jumbo. I believe in

thinking rationally and trying to find the logical reason if something illogical

ever happens. However lets imagine that I had experienced a prophecy before.

It was a dark stormy morning. The wind was howling loudly and dark clouds covered the sky.

Just like any other day, I was on my way to school. I spotted my bus reaching the bus stop

and was making my way through the street to get on the bus, when I a scrawny looking cat

zipped past me, crossing my path. I was really startled but hurried and got on my bus.

In the bus, I thought about the black cat. There was a superstition saying if black cats

cross your path, you will get seven years of bad luck. That was when the old lady who was

sitting next to me suddenly told me that she had seen the black cat crossing my path and

it would bring me bad luck. I just laughed it off, thinking of what bad luck and tiny

black cat would bring to me. However that day, in school, I had

the worst time ever. In school, I was made to stand in class for forgetting to bring my

English homework. Then, I had gotten my Literature and Maths examination results, and

found out that I had failed the examinations. Lastly, to top it all, I slipped on a puddle

and fell down the stairs. That was when I started wondering, whether it was the black

cat that had brought me all that bad luck just like how the old lady told me it would.

That night, after going back home, I went straight into bed, and woke up the next day,

with a refreshed mind. I started thinking about the whole black cat fiasco and realised,

that it did not cause me any bad luck. What had really caused my bad luck the day before,

was because I had not gotten proper sleep that day which caused me to become forgetful

that day.

Don't worry people, that story is 100% fictional. If I had really failed my history and

literature, I would have gotten a heart attack.

Good bye for now!

xoxoxo

Maisha