| "Can a fortune teller really predict my future?" | | | | have children, we would drive a big van and live |
| "Should I trust a fortune teller?" Those are the | | | | happily by the ocean. I didn't really believe her |
| kinds of questions people ask me when they learn | | | | though, as I thought she was just saying those |
| of my great interest in mysticism and the occult. I | | | | things to make me feel better. |
| would often tell them about my interesting | | | | As I met back with my friends outside I told |
| experience visiting a fortune teller when I was a | | | | them it was a great experience. "This Gypsy |
| teenager. | | | | fortune teller looked into a giant crystal ball and |
| It was a warm summer evening. My friends and I | | | | told me I would meet my Prince Charming, and |
| were looking for some excitement in the last | | | | we would live happily ever after." We all had a |
| days of our vacation before we started high | | | | good laugh and continued our fun at the |
| school. So we decided to go to the local | | | | fairground. |
| fairground and have fun. I was wearing a tank top | | | | The events that took place following my visit with |
| and shorts, and was barefooted - my favorite | | | | the fortune teller were rather amazing, if not |
| outfit even to this day. We came across a tent | | | | bizarre. A few months later I heard my old |
| with a sign in the front saying "Have your fortune | | | | boyfriend got back with his previous girlfriend and |
| told by a world famous fortune teller." I thought | | | | married her. Shortly thereafter, I did meet |
| that was interesting. I didn't believe in any of that | | | | another guy. He was a few years older than me |
| stuff, but being an adventurous and rebellious | | | | and was absolutely gorgeous. We had a very |
| teen I wanted to go in and find out what it was | | | | passionate relationship. However, there were a |
| like visiting a fortune teller. I was even thinking of | | | | few things about him my parents didn't like and |
| making fun of the fortune teller, asking them | | | | they disapproved of our relationship. |
| some weird questions. | | | | The fortune teller's words kept ringing in my ears, |
| My friends were more interested in trying their | | | | however. Although I didn't believe her in the |
| luck on winning some stuffed animals in the game | | | | beginning, deep down I kept hoping she was right |
| arcade. So, I went into the tent by myself. The | | | | and this guy would be the love of my life. So I |
| fortune teller was a middle-aged woman dressed | | | | decided to leave my parents and run away with |
| like a Gypsy, wearing a colorful gown and | | | | him. We lived together in his beat-up old van that |
| headscarf, and all kinds of strange jewelry. She | | | | he parked near the beach. It was a lot of fun in |
| looked rather comical, and I couldn't help giggling. I | | | | the beginning, and I was having the time of my |
| quickly covered my mouth and pretended to | | | | life. |
| cough. | | | | One day I found out I was pregnant. My |
| The fortune teller greeted me, "Welcome, young | | | | boyfriend freaked out when I told him. Since I |
| lady. Have a seat, I'll be right with you." So, I sat | | | | was still a minor, I couldn't get an abortion without |
| down and propped my feet up on another chair. | | | | parental consent, and he said he wasn't ready to |
| "Hey, get your dirty feet off my chair!" yelled the | | | | have a child. Being scared and confused, he took |
| fortune teller. I was a bit startled and said, "Oops, | | | | the easy way out and left me. So much for being |
| sorry mam." Glancing at her stern face, I tried | | | | a soul mate. So, I decided to have the baby and |
| hard not to giggle again. | | | | my parents were gracious enough to let me |
| She pulled the chair and sat at the table facing | | | | move back in with them, although my dad really |
| me. Before even asking me any questions, the | | | | let me have it. |
| fortune teller summarized my emotional state at | | | | So, did the fortune teller's predictions come true? |
| the time. She said I just broke up with my | | | | Yes, in a twisted sort of way. Would I go see |
| boyfriend whom I considered the love of my life, | | | | another fortune teller to have my future told? |
| and she sensed a deep sadness within me. I was | | | | Most likely not. I believe we shape our own lives |
| stunned. How did she know? Before I had a | | | | with our thoughts and actions. Today my little |
| chance to recover, she went on to tell me that I | | | | daughter and I are living our lives to the fullest, |
| would not get back with him. I was completely | | | | and believe good things always lie ahead of us. |
| devastated, as I was hoping she would say the | | | | We don't need a fortune teller to read our future |
| opposite. | | | | since we know all is well. |
| I was giggling a minute ago, and now I found | | | | Yes, there are legit fortune tellers and psychics |
| myself sobbing in front of the fortune teller. To | | | | who can foretell your future based on the |
| make matters worse, I didn't have any tissue and | | | | vibrations that they are able to detect, and I can't |
| neither did she. So, I had to wipe my tears and | | | | discredit them. Some people find comfort in |
| runny nose with my shirt. How embarrassing! I | | | | hearing of their good fortune, and that in itself will |
| felt like the fortune teller turned the table on me. | | | | set their vibration to a higher level. However, as I |
| I was planning to make fun of her but as it | | | | said, I personally believe we have the ultimate |
| turned out, I was the one who felt humiliated. | | | | control over our own lives. |
| Nevertheless, the fortune teller showed some | | | | So, the decision whether or not to see and trust |
| compassion. She tried to comfort me and told me | | | | a fortune teller is completely yours. Should you |
| that the universe had something better in store | | | | decide to see one, you need do your homework |
| for me. She said I should let my old boyfriend go | | | | first so you don't fall prey to scam artists who |
| because I was soon to meet my real soul mate. | | | | are just after your money. |
| This handsome man and I would get married and | | | | |