Champa had defied fate and the advice of elders.
Astrologers said that certain planets in certain houses of her birth chart would not allow the joy of motherhood. She was not wanted in the village as a wife or daughter-in-law, as people were keen on producing a heir.
She migrated to the city and found a teaching job. She adopted Rekha, an unwanted child from an unwed mother. Such is the irony of fate! It gives biological motherhood to those who don’t want it. Champa’s life had since centered around bringing up Rekha to be a strong and independent woman. She was now five years old.
And then, this ominous sign appeared on the pink wall of the kid’s room – just as the seers had predicted. It was supposed to be a precursor of ill luck befalling her child.
But Rekha happens to be the daughter of two mothers. Whose chart will decide her fate?
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Her own chart. 🙂
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Right.
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Aha! the trap of superstitions. Don’t we all fall for it at some time in our lives. Superbly written, Reena.
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Thanks, Neel! There is a difference in falling for it in weak moments, or being guided by it lifelong.
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I have a feeling this will end well. Beautifully written Reena
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Thank you, Keith!
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It’s good that she did not let a chart direct her directons in life. They may have positive results in some cases, but probably just by chance. Champa chose her own choice for the path of her life. Perhaps there are several paths that can be taken, but she made the decision on what to do.
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Agree. She could have just married someone in the city. But she chose to prove the prophesy wrong.
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Birth charts, I believe, are ploys to sistract us and shift our focus from our natural strengths to a vague/ arbitrary pre- destined fate .
Great story, Reena.
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Agree. People are attracted to it for a reason – results are not always proportional to efforts.
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Excellent story Reena! I believe the chart that has the most positive signs will be the fate of this child!
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Thank you so much!
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Interesting question. Perhaps charts don’t always make the final decision.
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If it did, all human effort would just be a sham.
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Superstitions are so much B.S. The kid would be just fine. Good writing, Reena.
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Thanks!
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Neither I hope, if she grows up to be her own woman. Great story Reena.💜
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She has to be defiant of fate, like her spiritual mother.
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Yes indeed as we all do. I believe we are masters of our fate but that there are maps to our lives from which we choose 💜💜
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