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SUPERSTITION
Outlines:
1. Introduction.
2. Many
people believe in superstition.
3. Awe
and mystery of superstitions gives delight.
4. The
result of the ignorance of the people.
5. Rituals
and offerings the remedies to prevent unexplainable happening.
6. Superstitions
give a foreknowledge of evil and good.
7. Superstitions
provide the excitement of fear, anxiety and bad luck.
During the
last school holidays, I went on a motoring tour of Rawalpindi. I was scheduled
to begin my journey from home at 3 o'clock one fine afternoon. The time was
nearing three and I was jotting ready to leave the house when I heard my mother
calling me.
“What do
you want, Mum?” “ My son, do not leave the house precisely at three; however
leave some minutes once 3. That will be all right,” remarked Mum.
“What is
wrong in leaving now?” “Oh my God, you know, this hour isn't Associate in
Nursing honest time to line out on a journey. You may have to face unpleasant
experiences.”
Anyway, not
that I believe in superstitions, but just to please my mother, I left the house
only after three. Most people claim they're not irrational, but in actual fact,
they practice the most absurd kind of superstitions. It is just like the fellow
who, prove that does not believe in ghosts, is prepared to spend a night a
house reputed to be haunted.
Whether we
have a tendency to believe superstitions or not, the fact is that most of us
are superstitious. Many of these superstitions may be absurd: but the sense of
mystery and awe in these superstitions gives us delight and excitement.
It is quite
attention-grabbing and amusing to watch a number of these superstitions. Old
people tell us that on All Souls Day we must keep pots and jars filled with
water outside the house and in the compounds, as the thirsty souls of the dead-on
parole from purgatory on that day. will be coming to drink water.
Now, what
about the practice of throwing old shoes after the wedding pair as a sign of
good luck? There are many such interesting and amusing superstitions. Some
superstitions area unit noted for his or her component of mystery and awe. An
owl making its appearance in our compound or birds flying at the windows is
interpreted by old people as a bad omen presaging the death of a relative.
Such fears
and awe haunted the minds of the primitive people who could not find an explanation for many of the phenomena of nature like flood, thunder, rain,
earthquake and so on. In the absence of a known cause, they attributed all
these to the work of some unknown powers- both good and bad.
Man,
however, was not helpless. His ingenuity suggested that through offerings and
rituals, he could appease these hidden warding off fearful consequences. In
many Asian countries, peasants make offerings to God to appease His wrath, so
that there may not be crop failure due to delayed rain.
Superstitions
give us foreknowledge of evil and good. This enables us to take appropriate and
timely action by rituals and other means to avert the evil or to welcome and
make sure of the good. It is supposed that a bride will bring luck if she
stumbles on crossing the threshold. But for this, there is a remedy. The
bridegroom should carry her over. Number thirteen is regarded as an unlucky
number. People, therefore, area unit careful to avoid this range in any of their
necessary dealings. I know of individuals United Nations agency even refuse to
occupy space range 13 in hotels. By following superstitions, we tend to area
unit told that we will check that of excellent luck and create the longer term
suit the United States terribly handily. There old shoes after the wedding pair. It
can bring good luck to the newly-married couple. If the horseshoes are fixed
the right way up on the door of the house, good fortune will smile on us. A
girl can make sure of a handsome husband by eating the last cake on the plate.
Some of
these superstitions are humorous. Others are certainly ridiculous. A few are
very frightening as well. Generally, they're exciting and attention-grabbing,
and not as uninteresting and matter-of-fact because of the scientific world of
cause and impact. We feel the excitement of fear and the anxiety of bad luck;
but they also show a way to avoid danger and bad luck, How happy I would be if
I could change the course of my fortune by the simple act of fixing the horseshoe
the right way up on the door of my house. Boundless will be the joy of the girl
who can get a handsome husband by eating the last cake from the plate. It is
the element of fear, anxiety, misfortunate and absurdity that makes the world
of superstition fascinating and interesting.