The stars and us

Astrology has always been very intriguing. It is so compelling in effect that when you visit an astrologer to have your future read, you actually create the future that the astrologer predicts. Mostly the negative instances in life ;)

I have been to astrologers before, some of their predictions did come true and some are yet to come true. I have challenged a few and I have won a few challenges. Iam not the one who would miss out on this experience, but… excuse me!

The experience of visiting an astrologer is powerful (scary too). After the visit it occupies a certain ‘mindshare’ and after a few predictions come true the ‘mindshare’ grows, this is one place where the share never comes down!

Stars reveal, ‘You will meet with an accident during so and so time. Be careful’. Oh yeah! I have been careless till now and hence I have not had an accident and I have to be careful so that I could prepare for an accident…hahahaha! If it’s destiny how could being careful ever change it? Silly, that’s why it is called an ‘ACCIDENT’ in the first place!

‘You are likely to go through a patch of bad health when you are between 33 and 36 years of age, be careful’. What does it mean? If Iam careful wouldn’t I go through the bad phase or if I know about it now, would it make any difference. Knowing it now means that I would go through bad health even now, waiting for that period. LOL

‘When will I get married?’ The astrologer says, ‘Now your time is not right for marriage. You will get married in your 31st year. Please perform certain religious activities, wear the diamond/coral/pearl/emerald etc to ensure that you get good luck’. In the first place the person visited the astrologer because he/she is not getting married; now he/she is told that the time is not right. Wonderful, Iam anyway going to get married only in my 31st year, would buying these things mean that I would get married any earlier? If this is destiny, how will it change? And if I do get good luck will I go back to the astrologer? What Bad luck!!

‘When will I get a job?’ The response is ‘certain planets are transiting, certain planets are in exaltation, according to the stars and planetary position based on your horoscope you will not find a job for the next 6months. The period is not favorable for a new job. You must visit this temple on every Tuesday and Thursday’. Great news, as such I have not been able to find jobs, now I will even give up trying for the next 6months and focus on going to the temple at a designated time on a prescribed day. Well, if only I had displayed the same passion and discipline in my job search or in my job.

The list goes on and on… when will I be rich, when will I win over my enemies, what kind of education line should I stick to, what kind of spouse will I get etc

The answers are simple, you will get married when you want/have to, you will meet with an accident and it is out of your control, dumbo that’s why it is called an accident. You will find a job when you try harder, you will be rich if you work hard and you will be educated in the line that you have an aptitude for and you always get what you deserve!

In reality, most of us, if not all, would like to know what the future has in store for us. The moment we hear good things we become instantly energized and when we hear the bad things we are constantly/perpetually worried.

Iam not ridiculing astrology, Iam not against religious activities! I have my respect for this! I only want to say that in the equation of life, past is a constant, you/ your mind is the variable and future is what you need to create. Look at the equation, you can’t do a shit about the past, the future is what you want and the only variable in your control is your mind.

The best way to predict the future is to create it!

Go to an astrologer if you must, but remember when you are there for the experience you say ‘Jahanpanah! Tussi great ho! Tohfah kabool keejiye!’

If you have watched 3 idiots you’d know what I mean. (If you haven’t watched it yet, go right now, I predict that you will have spent 3 good hours in your life’) 

As Jack Welch said, ‘Control your destiny or someone else will’!

What we see depends mainly on what we look for!
You are a Star! Shine on!