13 January 2012

Friday the 13th. Many people are afraid of it because of superstitions, yet what do we really have to fear?
"Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself" a very young, bright Hermione said during a Harry Potter film. I think there's a lot of truth in that. People can talk things up so well that you're afraid to go down that dark street by yourself, you don't want to stay home alone anymore, or you don't want to try a certain food because someone said that it tastes bad. You never know unless it's actually happened to you...or you have credible evidence.

Scary movies are another seed of superstitions. I don't care much to be scared out of my wits, I would rather watch a movie that makes me laugh or have someone tickle me until I can't breathe rather than being scared or snuck up on. Other people may be the opposite though. I know plenty of people who really get in to scary movies and believe in all of the superstitions. I must admit that I agree with a few of them, but I tend to keep it to myself. While many people will live their lives in fear, you can't always be scared of everything. You can't always protect a loved one, stay perfectly healthy your entire life, or even never step on a crack. Accidents are bound to happen. Luck tends to be sparsely spread in the deck of life...you just have to know where to look for it to avoid the unlucky cards.