Whenever someone’s asked me if am superstitious, my instant reply has been “Not in the least!” Imagine walking back 7 steps every time a black cat crossed my path (which was pretty often because there was one in my hostel), or handling a mirror with extra extra care to avoid 7 years of back luck. For that matter if I were superstitious I would have sent at least a thousand forwards to hundreds of friends in bunches of tens or twenties, depending on the requirement! Or if superstitions were true I would have bred grasshoppers at home, worn clothes inside out, and let birds shit on my head back in college.
Some of them are pretty interesting. When the great plague swept Europe, and sufferers began sneezing violently, the Pope ordered people to bless the sneezer. And that’s when the “God Bless You” when someone sneezes began.
It is also surprising to note that a lot of people still follow some of these superstitions. For instance most airlines don’t have a row number 13! The number of serials beginning with ‘K’, the number of people with ‘aa’s and ‘ss’s in their names and ‘H’rithik Roshan’s son ‘H’rehaan, all bear testament to the growing number of believers. I sometimes wonder if I should try something of this sort to boost my chances of atleast winning a lucky draw. I’ve tried a couple of combinations of pens and pencils to score better in my AIMCATs. But no such luck! :(
There’s just one thing that gets me to believe in something superstitious. And that’s when India’s playing cricket. I get the feeling that what I do somehow affects the game. And that varies from game to game. For example, today all was peaceful when I was sitting before the TV in my usual chair, my feet up on a stool. And then whenever I got up for some work, down went the wickets. First it was Sehwag, then Pathan and finally Tendulkar. That’s when I felt really bad for the Indian team because I wasn’t doing enough for them and went back to my corner. It’s a different story that I got bored after a while and got up to write this blog. And now India is 145/5. Not too bad. But maybe not as good as it could have been huh? ;)
Some of them are pretty interesting. When the great plague swept Europe, and sufferers began sneezing violently, the Pope ordered people to bless the sneezer. And that’s when the “God Bless You” when someone sneezes began.
It is also surprising to note that a lot of people still follow some of these superstitions. For instance most airlines don’t have a row number 13! The number of serials beginning with ‘K’, the number of people with ‘aa’s and ‘ss’s in their names and ‘H’rithik Roshan’s son ‘H’rehaan, all bear testament to the growing number of believers. I sometimes wonder if I should try something of this sort to boost my chances of atleast winning a lucky draw. I’ve tried a couple of combinations of pens and pencils to score better in my AIMCATs. But no such luck! :(
There’s just one thing that gets me to believe in something superstitious. And that’s when India’s playing cricket. I get the feeling that what I do somehow affects the game. And that varies from game to game. For example, today all was peaceful when I was sitting before the TV in my usual chair, my feet up on a stool. And then whenever I got up for some work, down went the wickets. First it was Sehwag, then Pathan and finally Tendulkar. That’s when I felt really bad for the Indian team because I wasn’t doing enough for them and went back to my corner. It’s a different story that I got bored after a while and got up to write this blog. And now India is 145/5. Not too bad. But maybe not as good as it could have been huh? ;)
12 comments:
haha! so true.. I'm usually not superstitious.. but I do have this indian-cricket-team-blue tshirt that i wore for every WC India match! sadly shifting places and eating the wrong food cost them the world cup :(
@akanksha
now we know why India loses ;)
@narayanan
:) n thank you
i have always had opposite cases - the best exams i gave was after i broke mirrors actually ;)
ah btw - next time on plz don't leave a match midway for the better luck for indian team - after all dada has been requesting all the indians so badly that we must cheer n look at you, you unknowingly make the wickets fall :P
@prasoon
i'll try n work harder for the team this world cup :)
i totally believe you ... the indian team is so sensitive to all that the billions are doing ... i just wonder if i should adapt the canadian surroundings somehow to give them a better chance ...
interesting post.. that brings me some recent memory (sneezing in the middle of an exam & suddenly the silence is broken with 20-30 ppl saying "Bless you!!" .. )..
& you must definitely read this article.. even the indian team themselves were superstitious during kapil's 175* Vs zimbabwe.. http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2532/25320240.htm
Cheers,
Arvind
U write well.. u shud write more often than once every 6-7 months... :)
Please use middle initial in blog.
(unless it is v)
@ deepti
i don't have a middle name/initial. and even if i were to use something vaguely related to my family, it would be a "v" :)
@ arvind
now we can't do everything for them, can we!
hey,
howz it going... wanted to tel u a little incident that happened recently and right away got reminded of your blog & this post..
In the twenty20 finals, I accidentally just went to the kitchen to drink water while watching the match.. and at the same time a pakistani batsman got bowled. In the final over, when everyone gave up hope.. one of my friends said, "why dont you try going to the kitchen one final time.. lets see if it helps india".. I did & was waiting to hear wat happened the next ball, only ot see all my frenz rushing towards the kitchen and hugging me... amazing it was.. :D
@aravind
:) thanks!
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