A Fortune Cookie Tale

3-4 months ago, I was faced with the possibility of finding out something may be terribly wrong inside my body! There was a week to 2 weeks of tests and results before anything could be confirmed. However, I got all dramatic; reflected on life and got ready to die! Well, at least, I wasn't afraid of the possibility of Death. As it has been said, that's one thing that is inevitable anyways!

Well, everything worked out well for me and I felt a little foolish after the fact.

Recently, my friend C is going through a similar experience. She was told to go to Emergency like her life depended on it and then, 13 hours later, she comes back home with a new ailment! She is bed ridden now and like most normal human beings, she is pondering the possibility of Death.

In the last one week, I got to visit with her 3 times. First time, I took some soup for her. She looked so pale and weak; I literally wanted to feed her the soup myself. However, she didn't exactly have an appetite. Second time, I went with my friend Y who brought over some clementines. C actually managed to eat one and we were all happy. My third visit was 2 days later and I was relieved to see some colour in my friend's face. Her little guy was eating a fortune cookie and she felt like eating one too. To me, that was a positive indicator of her getting better.

So, she ate a fortune cookie and read out loud her fortune. It said something like, "Enjoy your today as there may be no tomorrow”. She panicked and blurted out, "Does this mean I am going to die?" And immediately, her little guy said, "Mommy, are you going to die?" Then, we had to change the topic quickly!

When I got home, I got a text from C. She was like what a terrible fortune...am I going to die? I was like go and get another fortune cookie; get a second opinion!  She was like I like that!

Today is the tomorrow mentioned in the fortune. My friend is alive and well.

There ends this fortune cookie tale.

Thank you C for inspiring me to write this post. As I typed the words above, I was crying and laughing at the same time. I do believe C will have a long life, and I hope to grow old with her and my other friends. I also believe we will see our grandkids one day and share this tale with them! And we will all have a good laugh together.

Today is also Smoggy’s birthday. Happy Birthday Smogs! Hope you have a wonderful long life.