And the thing I meant to say earlier
I was cleaning out my desk and happened upon a great fortune-cookie fortune. It reads:
Your future is whatever you make of it, so make it a good one.
It was great to see this on the eve of a fascinating new future, of course.
This is not really a fortune at all. It is an anti-fortune.
Fortunes tell you what is going to happen, in such a way that you feel powerless to prevent it. "A guest will arrive unexpectedly." "You will meet with success." "Lucky numbers: 2 4 13 25 36 39". "Someone close to you will die soon."
This one tells you that you can shape your own destiny. Paradoxically, it critiques other fortunes but it is a fortune. It is a universal truth that is uniquely personal, yet it was one of thousands of copies distributed randomly to Chinese-food lovers.
1 comment:
I collect Chinese fortunes and likely left that one in the desk since it used to be mine :) I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I got a fortune at Bryce's favorite restaurant about a year before we got engaged that said, "You or a good friend will be happily married", hopefully this is something that is unavoidable.
<3 Kefi
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