A Fortune-Teller

A Fortune-Teller

Fortune-telling is the art of predicting the future of an individual using supernatural or mystical methods. The history of fortune-telling goes back thousands of years when special spiritualists were hired by kings and clergymen to predict the most suitable strategies for them. However, during the 17th and 18th centuries, fortune-tellers quickly lost respect and popularity. In Europe, fortune-telling is considered a crime and therefore legally prohibited, and passed civil law prohibits it entirely. However, in some countries like India, China, fortune telling is considered an important part of social and business culture, and a large number of methods are used to predict the near future.

Everyone is curious about their future. A fortune teller is a person who predicts destiny. A fortune teller is incredibly smart. He practises psychology. A fortune teller is a common sight in many countries. He can be found in villages, towns, and cities. He is a very clever individual. His clothes are shabby, but he keeps himself clean. In cities, he sits near public parks, main offices and on footpaths. A small signboard in front of him explains what he is. He is carrying some old books, cards, and a pencil. He claims to know everyone who comes to him.

Some fortune-tellers have very trained parrots. In fact, the parrot is the real fortune-teller who never picks up the wrong card. As soon as a clint is trapped the parrot picks up one of the cards. It gives the card to the fortune-teller and gets something to eat. The particular card picked up by the parrot will declare, “You are a very lucky man. The darkest period of your life is over. Success is not far from you” and other sayings like that. The fortune-teller reads the hopeful words written on the card and charges his fee. The poor fellow loses his money but gets nothing.

The fortune-teller is a big fraud. He is a very clever person. He cleverly traps the simple people and befools them. He pretends to know the movement of stars and their influence on people’s lives. He knows to satisfy his customers because he knows something about the human psychology. Simple people believe in astrology. He amuses them with his oily tongue. He also reads the palm and asks some clever questions. The answers give him a clear understanding of what his client really wants to hear. He sometimes draws a horoscope on a slate, impresses the simple persons and charges his fee from them.

Villages and womenfolk are his victims. He shows them a bright future and they are fully satisfied with his remarks. When he has no client, he reads the newspaper of previous day. When the weather is unpleasant, he has to stay at home. He must be feeling miserable as he cannot earn ever a single penny on such day.

The point is that why people seek the services of a fortune teller. I think some people often go to the fortune-teller because they are not sure about themselves. They feel great satisfaction and pleasure when a fortune-teller tells them that they are the luckiest people. It is human nature to feel happy after hearing such words. Some drowning people use him as a straw. When he tells them they will have a job, a wife, a son, a house, a 12-acre farm, or a tractor, the illiterate poor people are satisfied. But we can't say that only idiots visit the fortune teller. A careful examination reveals that even the most educated and wise people seek the advice of a fortune teller. It is because everybody needs to know about their future. Some people go to him just for fun only. He can deceive you in such a way that you may be sure of what he is saying. In short, the professional fortune-teller should not be allowed to deceive the common people.  

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