Do ya'll believe in Palmistry? I once had my palm read, by a Chinese friend in College. People said his readings were always accurate, so out of curiosity, I decided he should read my palm. I've never been able to forget what he said to me, even though I'm not sure I believe in it. This is what he said:"You will have 3 sons, You have 2 husband lines so you'll have to be careful about marriage. If you get married early in life, you will leave that man and marry the one you are supposed to be with. If you wait until you're about 28 years old, you will end up with the one you're supposed to be with, without having to marry and leave the first one. Good things will always happen to you because your family are good people"Yes, I said I have never been able to forget. Funny thing is, he's not the only one to tell me I have 2 husband lines, another Chinese guy just took a quick glance at my hand one random day and "ooh, 2 husbands" Now I'm not really a superstitious person, I walk under ladders, I'm not spooked by Friday the 13th and I don't get scared when a black cat crosses my path. But this just seemed a little too detailed for me so now I find myself constantly wondering..do these things ever come true?
The other day I put up a quote on my Facebook status " A man can meet his destiny on the road he took to avoid it". I just heard it in a movie and thought it sounded cool..lol But then I started thinking, if this palm reading is true, what if I take a road to avoid it, will it still happen? What if I meet a great guy and marry him this year, will I still leave him, as great as he is? Some people say such things only come true if you believe in them, but what if its actually a destiny thing? Can your destiny be changed simply because you don't believe in it?
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about the issue of homosexuality in Malawi. I can no longer maintain my silence, I must put in my 2 cents.My sister called me last night, throwing a fit because she heard on BBC news that Malawi is about to legalize homosexuality because the British Government has threatened to isolate the country if the Govt. does not give in to their demands.I certainly hope she was wrong; because the truth is, Malawians will generally never accept homosexuality, maybe in the next 50 years, when we have a new generation of youngsters in power. If the world wants us to legalize it and accept it, they're going about it the wrong way. Bullying the government won't change the opinions of the people. Even if the President decides to sell out and accept the terms and conditions that come with this "donor money", he'll only be doing so just to help the economy of the country. What's going to happen is, we'll accept the money, spend it and the society will still shun those who come out of the gay closet.I seriously think the British Govt and all these NGO's need to respect the laws, culture and traditions of Malawi. This is one of reasons we fought for independence and got it in 1964. We won the freedom to have our own laws and live the way we want to. Fair enough it is a human rights issue, but according to these "developed"countries, human rights also forbid parents to discipline their child using the "rod", and look how their kids turned out..tsk tsk tskIf we ignored that human rights issue, rest assured, we're probably going to ignore this one too.Until these people came out, Malawi (in my mind) was a pure and innocent country, with a culture so reserved and conservative that girls were not allowed to wear short skirts up until recently. Sure, there are gay people in the country, (some of them rich, married men, no names mentioned) but they have managed to stay in the closet for years, and I think if they want to come out, they should do so in a country that allows them to. If UK wants these people to be free to be gay, then they should be given free UK citizenship so they can be gay in the UK, not Malawi...:ODisclaimer: I have absolutely nothing against gay people, I just want these people to respect Malawi as a country.
