JINX - SUPERSTITION

What’s up people?

We are fast approaching Thanksgiving week and it is by far the BEST holiday in the United States.  There is so much to be thankful for everyday and for this reason the holiday helps one to reflect and pause for all of God’s work and blessings in our lives. Life is Good!  The food, NFL Football and desserts aint too bad either now so it is time to go Gobble Gobble Turkey Gobblers and get your feast on. Let us keep it REAL FAKE, 80% of you all will be knocked out on your sofas after that first plate of Turkey, Gravy and Mac & Cheese hits the spot.       

Ok people; Let me get focused…

Let’s have some fun and light humor this week people. I was coming out of prayer today and as I was strolling down the sidewalk heading to my vehicle I saw a Black Cat heading in my direction and like a little girl, I quickly got off the sidewalk and re-routed. So this got me to thinking about a conversation I was having earlier in the week with one of my dearest friends, I commonly refer to him as the “HUMAN JINX”. I mean this is not too much of a reach, his from South Jersey/Philly so his a Sixers, Eagles, Redkskins, Nets, and Phillies fan and all that part of the country has known in the past 25 years is LOSING. Want to make some GURANTEED money??? It is really simple; take him to Vegas with you and the minute he goes on the record and starts talking sports and tells you about what/who/why he likes or believes in something all you have to do is the OPPOSITE and you can take it to the bank. You will be a happy customer TRUST ME. Now I will say this about my big brother, the boy knows his boxing and UCF. He so good we call him “The Fight Doctor”.

Now he is not the only person that I have studied over the years that has proven to demonstrate jinx/superstition type behaviors. I mean I have family members who only sit in certain couches and rooms or wear only particular clothing apparel when their sporting teams are playing. I also have another family member that likes to play with tissue as a means to stay distracted in order to accomplish the task at hand. The funniest ones are family/friends of mine that believe that by not watching or listening to a sporting event, even the Election Day results that just concluded somehow the final results will be in their favor. Yup those are my PEOPLES. SMH!

The word jinx is commonly understood as a thing or person that brings bad/good luck. Wikipedia defines a jinx, in popular superstition and folklore as a type of curse placed on a person that makes them prey to many minor misfortunes and seems to attract them to anyone in his/her vicinity. You can also apply the same term when defining the word superstition but only in a positive light. We can trace the origins of jinx/superstitions all the way back to Greek mythology, oral and literary traditions of the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, nature and history of the universe. Those tales spoke to the creation of the gods and the world, the struggle among the gods for supremacy and there love affairs and quarrels. This stuff gets me hyped just thinking about it. I know that is the generation and era I belong to, MEN handling their BINNESS like MEN. 

Commonly Prescribed to JINX/SUPERSTITIONS

The Itchy Palm (My Brother’s Favorite)

Beginner’s Luck (Someone say Dealer BUST!)

Find a Penny, Pick it Up… (Not in Nigeria)

Don’t Walk under Ladders (You must be Bored)

A Rabbit’s foot will bring you Goodluck (This Must be Jonathan’s)

Death/Bad News comes in Threes (This one always worries me)

666 (Aint this the Devil)

Knock on Wood (I keep knocking…)

Cross your Fingers (Is this suppose to be timed?)

No Umbrellas inside the House (This Old School)

Friday 13^th (Only in America)

 

EVERYBODY is a WINNER.