Well it's a Friday night and I am sitting in the front of my house just looking at passing by vehicles. Then I notice something weird. The shopkeeper near my house sets fire to something outside his shop. When I asked my Grandmother she explains that it improves his buisness. Hmmm.
We have so many superstitious beliefs that sound stupid but are very very true. Don't believe me? Here are the proofs for some :)
First. The burning before the shop. Well this is a very good tactic if any other shopkeeper near your house has any breathing problems. If you continue to burn stuff that guy s gonna get irritated and vacate the place. Another good thing is if you add some nice ingredients into that fire the horrible odor it emits can effectively keep away thieves at night. Last and finally watching something burn gives some people personal satisfaction.
Second. Remember when you bought your first new bike and your parents made you ride it over a lemon first? Trust me it has it's uses. If your bike skids and falls at that time you will remember that the next time you drive near a market. More importantly lemons are good Antibacterials. So you are cleaning up the floor! And let's face it, we all like the smell of fresh lemon juice.
Third. The concept of "ave kannu vachita". Now if we think properly when do we say "ave onna pathu kannu vachita" huh? When initially we have been acting like a jerk and showing off stuff when we should have kept our mouths shut. So basically when something bad happens the next time and someone says this, you are gonna become the most modest person ever right?
Fourth. Going to the temple at the wake of dawn and going round some God for 9 times(someone said the no. of times must be a multiple of 3). It s the perfect solution to get people out of their beds early and the "walking around" gives us the physical exercise we all so need and so not care about. The idea of keeping to multiples of 9 simply helps you get better at counting.
Fifth. The idea of something wrong going to happen when a cat walks across your path. Now if a cat does cross your path you are gonna be extra careful right? That s something no amount of advice can achieve. Also we marry donkeys to get rain right? Well that s done during the dry summer season when even the animals are all out of food. In the name of marriage we are doing the job of the Blue Cross.
There are many such explanations for all the so-called "Superstitious" beliefs. So next time you see someone doing anything like this, think before you speak.
I am not saying these superstitions are right. I am merely saying that behind these seemingly crazy stuffs there might be a sensible person trying to reach out to a not-so-sensible crowd.
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