A Dash of Superstition"

So, you guys know me, right? I'm the guy who doesn't really believe in all that superstitious hocus pocus and magic mumbo jumbo. I mean, come on, a black cat crossing your path means bad luck? What did the poor kitty ever do to you? But, holy crap, you guys, something happened to me last week that's got me questioning… well, everything.

So, I've got this friend, right? She's from the Philippines and she's got this weird tradition where she won't leave the house without her wallet because if she does, apparently, her money will run away from her. Like, literally, her cash will sprout legs and sprint out of her house. Yeah, she's as superstitious as they come.

Now, this is where it gets crazy. We were hanging out at my place one day and she left her wallet. She freaked out and dashed back inside to grab it. I scoffed and rolled my eyes.

"Seriously, what's the worst that could happen?" I asked, full of smug self-assuredness.

Well, *s#@$ me, I shouldn't have tempted fate. The next day, I woke up and checked my bank account. You wouldn't believe it. My account was overdrawn. I mean, what the actual f*#%? How was that possible? I hadn't made any huge purchases lately. I called my bank and they told me a bunch of small transactions had been made overnight. Purchases I had no knowledge of. My account was hacked!

I don't want to say it was because of my friend's superstition... but man, the timing seems more than coincidental. I mean, it happened the day after I'd mocked her superstitious belief about the wallet.

Ok, so fast forward to a few days later. I just got a new credit card and everything was going smoothly. No more unexplained purchases. But, out of the blue, my friend tells me about another superstition. This time, she said if I see a spider in the morning, it's a sign of good luck.

I, being the non-believer I am, once again scoffed and said, "Yeah, right!"

Again, you won't believe this, but the next morning, I woke up and there was a ginormous spider on my wall. Gross, right? But get this, later that day, I got an email from my bank. They'd found out who had hacked my account. They were able to recover some of my lost funds and were taking action against the hackers.

Was it the spider? Was it just a coincidence? I don't know, man. All I know is that this superstitious stuff didn't seem so ridiculous anymore.

So, yeah, that's my story. I don't know if I'm fully converted to the superstitious side, but I won't be scoffing at my friend's beliefs anymore. I mean, I don't wanna jinx it or anything, but since I stopped mocking her beliefs, nothing weird has happened to me.

Am I superstitious now? Hell no! But, am I less judgmental about those who are? Hell yes!

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