For over 25 years while ending a Chinese meal out I would tell the following story.
I always note a moment of almost childhood excitement as guests pretend to struggle over the order of reaching for the fortune cookies, an almost magical belief that yours will be special and some disappointment if others get the good fortune, as if it will come true. Fortunes are then read and evaluated and even at times the words “in bed” are added to the reading.
Twenty five years ago I searched through a large bowl of cookies carefully and upon opening it discovered it was empty…..empty!!!! The existential question I suffered from was if that meant I had NO fortune I was indeed unfortunate. My inner self recovered fairly quickly and I announced to the group that it meant “I get to make my own”.
Who would ever believe the odds that this scenario was repeated again this week and in front of a friend who was present at the first event! In evaluating the past 25 years I conclude that I have indeed been very fortunate.
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