Lady Luck

In the Chinese world of astrology, endless amount of Gods and Demi-Gods and believing that some food are apparently "heaty" (a word which only exists in Chinese infested parts of the world and cannot be explained thoroughly), we believe that for some people born under the year of specific animals to have terrible or fantastically miraculous luck. Chinese New Year is the best time of the year to read up on your own personal Zodiac and find out when is the best time to start businesses or start relationships, etc.

I love reading and listening to people talk about those born under the year of the *insert one of the Chinese Zodiac animals here*. It's interesting to see their reaction when they find out they'll have bad luck during the year; they'll start visiting temples, buying Feng Shui ornaments to place around the house or to wear. I do suppose it's a marketing gimmick for those who are devout believers.

I recently acquired this red book, one which they have every Chinese New Year, which speaks about specific Chinese Zodiac animals and give advice for those who believe in them. I came across mine; I'm born under the Year of the Rat so apparently there are different beliefs to whether this year will be smooth sailing for me or not. In this book, my animal offended the Tai Sui. I don't know who he is but he's supposedly some big shot in the Chinese religions, possibly Taoist. So here I was, reading about my fortune for the year when I came across this part called Education. I can't exactly plagiarize whatever they wrote but in a nutshell it said something along the lines of this: "Those born under the Year of the Rat have to study hard to pass their examinations".

After reading that section, I closed the book and chucked it aside.