I (along with my friends) have made progress through the five pounds of fortune cookies; I now have about two pounds of cookies left. I am collecting all of the fortunes in a clear sandwich bag. Most of the fortunes are fluffy and light:
- You will hear from an old friend.
- You will find fame and fortune.
- You will develop a new interest.
Some of them do not explicitly forecast good fortunes:
- A career change may be in your future (… because your skills are outdated. You are the weakest link—good-bye!).
- You will be admired for your internal beauty (… because there’s nothing to admire about your physical appearance).
- Your curiosity may mean success (… or not).
One fortune was particularly striking:
- You will never know hunger.
What a fantastic fortune, right? To know that a basic human need will always be met? That, even if I do not “meet a new friend”, “find a small fortune”, or “soon follow [my] heart’s desire”, I will never know hunger?
It’s an accurate fortune; people who are acquainted with hunger likely will never eat fortune cookies—you need money to acquire these trifling treats.
This is a humbling fortune. I only wish that it could be true for everyone, everywhere.
19 Feb 2007 |
Do you think there could be something metaphysically wrong with consuming fortunes in bulk? That maybe you might see some pattern you weren’t meant to see? Something like the Da Vinci Code of fortune cookies?
Comment by Greg P | 20 Feb 2007 @ 7:17pm
You know, this might sound weird, but I think that “You will never know hunger.” is kind of a sad fortune. I mean, there’s something very rewarding in a primal way about feeling really hungry (even if it’s just because you haven’t eaten in 30 hours because you’ve been on call and been really busy) and eating. There is nothing better than eating when you’re really hungry.
To think that a lot/most of the US misses out on this primal pleasure is kind of sad, in a way. It’s also sad that so much of the rest of the world is always hungry, and misses out on that pleasure because they can never have enough food to make them not-hungry.
Or maybe I’m misinterpreting the fortune. It could happen.
Comment by Midwife with a Knife | 21 Feb 2007 @ 7:32am
Pax et bonum.
Intueri… this is a great blog. I’ll be back for more reading in the future.
I write a bunch of different things, mostly for a Muslim audience. Come on be if you would like to do some reading.
Wa salaama,
nuh ibn
Comment by nuh ibn zbigniew gondek al kitab | 21 Feb 2007 @ 12:20pm