Superstition

Today is Sunday the 13th of July. Oooooh 13th… Why are we superstitious? I think it must be something to do with human nature, seeing a reaction, and assuming a cause to go with it.

I think I am quite superstitous – or I used to be, but now I just tell myself to stop being an idiot. It’s like the saying: 13 is unlucky for some. It is no longer unlucky for me. In fact as of writing this, I think I might make it my lucky number! After all it is just another number. Just as likely to occur as any other in probability terms. But now I feel boring.

So some superstitions have a point to them – like walking under a ladder for instance. This could pose a danger to one’s health, but again I feel boring. I suppose black cats were associated with witches but to be honest I really don’t know.

Anyway I thought I would write something about superstition as it is the 13th. Sadly not friday the 13th, but I think that was last month.

I’m getting the hang of these blogs now. But I think I want to go in a more entertaining direction. If possible!

~ by darnip on July 13, 2008.