at the end a long chinese lunch

we each opened two fortune cookies

our first ones were empty

not a good sign

what are the odds?

luckily we had a second chance

one offered ‘a great opportunity…’

the other ‘it’s in the cards…’

pretty positive

quite generic

 

on the back

was ‘the fantasy casino’

now our fortunes made sense

the cookies were ads. .

which were better?

the loaded casino cookies?

or

the sad empty cookies ?

both were disappointing

a reminder

 we make our own luck.

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”million-to-one chances…crop up nine times out of ten.’

― Terry Pratchett, English author

 

*Sir Terence David John Pratchett (1948 – 2015) was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels and for the apocalyptic comedy novel  Good Omens which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.

With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK’s best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and was knighted for services to literature. In 2001, he won the annual Carnegie Medal, and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.

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