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February 7, 2006 00:42 - Hong Kong Fortune Telling
The most profitable business is, perhaps, by telling other people what their lives will be like.
It's risk-free and low cost. The only requirement you need is a sweet-mouth and some imagination to make up a good story.
Let's guess what this fortune-teller is talking about, shall we?
What about something like:
"Over, over, my Goddess, when will my next customer drop by, sit on the stool, have me spell out his/ her future, and finally pay me his/her hard-earned money, in return? I have been sitting here for hours. The question is, how long do I have to wait? and what's my future like?"
Two years ago, a good friend of mine invited me to visit his fortune-telling teacher, whom I had seen on TV, who did a talk show on TVB about "Fung Shui".
It turned out to be a hilarious event.
[...]
Fung Shui Master said "According to the features of your face, your parents must have loved you very much."
I thought to myself, although they may not use the right method to deliver that message, 99.9% of parents love their children "very much".
"Hmm... you have good "karma" with books", according to the shape of your ears. This statement is after the fact that he got to know what I did for a living.
My Gosh! How insightful could that be. It does not take a rocket-scientist to figure that out a lawyer* needs to study a lot in order to become one.
I treated the visit a talk-show as well as an opportunity to get to know why my friend (who has a Stanford Master degree) had been following this "Fung Shui Master" for more than 2 years, and counting.
I am sure many busy-bodies feed their lives just by telling "stories". The irony? There is a huge demand for it.
Don't get me wrong. Fung Shui, to me, is a subject of metaphysics, which base on science. Not everyone is good in metaphysics, just like any other subject on Earth.
My conclusion?
No matter how educated one is, s/he is willing to pay a good price to have someone to look into the future, out of good intention.
I just don't understand why so many intelligent brains would dump money into these obvious scams. I believe our future is in our hands today.
Let's work on it.
Note:
* A metaphor only and I am not a lawyer.
Term to learn:
Blow Water - A Canton slang which translates as bull-shitting.
Illustration: someone starts chit-chatting with you before s/he finishes swallowing a mouthful of water. The result? Blow-water, that is.
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