How Superstitious Are You...?

When Julius Caesar was about to be murdered in the shakespeare's drama 'Julius Caesar', his wife Calpurnia dreamt several times that night that Caesar was attacked and murdered in her sleep. The next morninng, she begged Caesar not to go to the capitol. Caesar was a superstitious man. He was wary of the dream - yet, he heeded Calpurnia's advice. However, the sly. lean and dangerous Cassius came and persuaded Caesar against his wife's advice. And Caesar not wanting people to think that he was superstitious and weak for heeding a woman's dream, decided to allow himself to be persuaded by Cassius.

He went to the capitol waryingly that morning pushing his superstitious beliefs to the background. At the end of the day, he was murdered by the very people he trusted so much.

A friend of mine says it is a complete danger sign when you hit your left foot against any object as you walk along the street.
Another believes that it is fatal not to heed such warnings... if for instance, all of the traffick lights at the 'cross' road junctions are showing 'red'...
According to him, it is better to reverse and go home. (sounds very absurd)...

The other day, there were flashes of lightning and thunder clap and I noticed the Nigerians and one or two Jamaicans around making the sign of the cross.
A young boy sneezes and everyone says 'bless you'...( what does this mean).

The other day, a co-worker of mine at the Sanctuary Glossy Caskets went to collect the money owed him by another. He went there very early in the morning. In spite of the fact that the debtor has the money at home to give to his creditor, he bluntly refused to do so, saying it is rather too early in day for debt collection. According to him, it is a bad omen to collect debt early in the morning.

Some people say an all black out fit is a bad sign too... while others believe it is 'red' not black.

Many people say the numbers - 7 & 13 are evil numbers and nothing in this world would make them live in houses numbered 7 or 13...

My grandmother who is from Barbados believes that if you eat in your dream, you had better go for cleansing or something ominous is going to happen to you. Have you ever eaten in you dream... what happened?

How superstitious are you? Do you believe in these absurdities... or better still what do you make of these ridiculous beliefs. Not forgetting that if Julius Caesar had listened to his wife Culpurnia, he would not have died the way he did...