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Saturday, September 26, 2009

An unfortunate series of event



In the temple grounds of Sanjusangen-do, Kyoto, amongst the 1001 statues of the Buddhist deity, I paid 100 yen to have a second attempt at a good fortune. I pulled the slip of paper from the pile and unraveled it to see "VERY GOOD" printed in large letters on one side. Hurray! Clearly, my tying of the other bad fortune to the stands worked well. I turned to read the details....

~.~.~
HEALTH: Lack of sleep may be the cause of a car accident. Be careful!
WORK: Be cautious when making contracts.
MONEY: Borrowing and lending money is to be done with the greatest possible care.
EXAMS: OK, as long as there is enough effort.
LOVE: Arrange things before someone interupt.
JOURNEY: Not good.
FINDING YOU SOUL MATE: He/she will not come
CONSTRUCTION/HOME: Wait for a good opportunity.
LOST ITEM: Unlikely to be found.
~.~.~

.... O.O This is the "very good" option?! Still, on the upside, at least I don't have to wonder whether it's worth waiting around for my soul mate (who, in the last fortune I had, was destined to "show up after a long while"). They ain't showing, so I can go and do something else. Like, see more temples.

Our next stop was the large Kiyomizu Temple which had a whole section devoted to love. I didn't bother with fortunes there. I felt the message was clear enough (~.^)

Incidentally, the 1001 Buddhist deity statues? Yeah, not an exaggeration. Really 1001. All the same, yet strangely all slightly different...



2 comments:

  1. I've been reading your journals backwards today because it's been ages since I caught up. So here I am, where I left off weeks ago, and I'll tell you what I should have told you then:

    I'll read your tarot cards when you come through NYC so you don't have to be stuck with that fortune!

    Also your entries on the traveller with the suitcase and transporting your cat made me laugh so hard I started to tear-up.

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  2. Yay to tarot cards \o/

    And awesomeness XD Providing said tears did not cause a mishap by walking into a wall. Then, I might feel bad.

    See you soon!

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