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Monday, February 21, 2011

Unexpected Happiness

On the eve of my sister's wedding, we went out for Chinese food. This broke with tradition in that usually we spend the eve of Redd weddings at the local 50s pizza diner, but sufficed because it was a place for the family of the bride to congregate before the big day and eat more then we wanted. Naturally with our dinner we were given fortune cookies, which though disgusting in terms of taste, provide amusement when reading the mass produced predictions inside. This Friday, my cookie told me the following about my future:

"Traveling to the south will bring you unexpected happiness."

Normally I do not take stock in what the fortune cookie company has to tell me, but this is the second time that I have gotten this fortune. The first time was at my ward Christmas party, and my friends there could think of all sorts of ways I could fulfill this fortune. The second time round, my family had just as many good ideas.

So, I am going to take a vote. To find my unexpected happiness, I have the following interpretations of traveling south. Tell me which one is the most likely to bring me joy and how it will do so, and I will let you know how it goes.

1. Ward hop to Fish Creek Park Ward in the Calgary South Stake

2. Move to Provo, Utah

3. Take a spontaneous holiday to somewhere south such as Mexico, Italy (where I am actually going), or the Caribbean.

If you have any other interpretations of how my fortune can be fulfilled, I would be happy to hear those too.

1 comment:

Brendan said...

I was looking at a map the other day, and while trying to see some small writing, I held it upright to the light for a better view. I recall seeing the directional arrows pointing in their respective directions. North was facing up, west was pointing left, east was pointing right, and (here's the kicker) SOUTH was pointing DOWN.

Your fortune is clear to me. You must go on an expedition downward. This means underground or underwater. Scuba gear, spelunking, ancient tunnel gazing, it wouldn't matter. You could choose whatever sounds most interesting to you, and go do it.

Or you could just go to Italy.