* Friday the 13th

It is interesting that the long standing superstitions of Friday the 13th should be traced back to the last supper of Jesus on a Friday where 13 disciples are supposed to be present. I had been inquisitive about the superstitions regarding various things, in particular Friday the 13th and after much digging, this link to Jesus is all that can be found. Although thirteen does represent bad luck on other days such as Tuesday in other originating from other traditions. It amazes me how much we are influenced by the course of events on one day several thousand years ago, but often remain oblivious to the events and impacts in our own lives. How do we take the time to enjoy the company of our friends, and what could be our last supper? So often we look to religion to give our lives meaning, when the meaning is already there and religion should just be a means of helping those special moments become more apparent. I find it scary because of the endless consequences and how demeaning it is to the sacredness of religion, to use it as a means to worry or alienate. Another common suspicion is about black cats (in some traditions are considered symbols of good fortune), which were believed to belong only to witches whose misfortunes often came about by the hand of the church or by the hands of those who claimed to be of the church. So, today on Friday the 13th I choose to believe that only good things will come, and to the owners of the blacks cats out there prosperity.