Omen: Premonition or Superstition?
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"When you don't listen, you don't hear. When you don't look, you don't see."
When observation and imagination fill the gaps that science can't explain.
It's believed by many, that crows are a symbol of bad luck and death, but by others, crows are the symbol of life, magic, and mysteries. They also symbolize intelligence, flexibility, and destiny.
Grandma often told me superstitious stories and myths. Most of her perceived omens remained unexplainable myths, but she always insisted that if we didn't pay attention, who knows what would've happened. I didn't become deeply superstitious like my grandma was, but I always kept my mind open for possibilities, and for things I simply couldn't explain by rational thinking.
In this short journal, I reveal some of my observations and experiences with having the privilege to know a crow family for decades, and I also share a great memory of watching and raising a litter of orphaned fox pups. They were our guests for one summer, but they stayed in our hearts forever. Watching them using their instincts and developing their skills to become mighty hunters of the night had been an invaluable experience.
I'm a writer. Am I telling you a true story or is this a figment of my imagination? You decide. I wrote this story only for the purpose of entertainment, but I hope you will be able to relate to my observations, feelings, and experiences, and appreciate these intelligent, majestic birds as much as I do.
Erika M Szabo
Erika became an avid reader at a very early age, thanks to her dad who introduced her to many great books. Erika writes alternate history, romantic fantasy, magical realism novels as well as fun, educational, and bilingual books for children ages 4-12 about acceptance, friendship, family, and moral values such as accepting people with disabilities, dealing with bullies, and not judging others before getting to know them.
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Omen - Erika M Szabo
Dedication
To my parents who taught me to love and respect animals, and to my grandmother who always had a fascinating story for me.
COPYRIGHT © ERIKA M Szabo 2020
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Published by Golden Box Books Publishing, New York.
Photo credits:
Most of the photos are the authors amateur shots, others by Alexas Photos, Stefan Keller, Layers, Capri23auto, Mabel Amber, congerdesign, David Reed, and Jill Wellington from Pixabay.
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Introduction
"When you don’t listen, you don’t hear.
When you don’t look, you don’t see."
WHEN OBSERVATION AND imagination fill the gaps that science can't explain. Science might erode the pillars of superstition, but sometimes, close observation, proves things to be true.
It’s believed by many, that crows are a symbol of bad luck and death, but by others, crows are the symbol of life, magic, and mysteries. They also symbolize intelligence, flexibility, and destiny.
Grandma was deeply superstitious and often warned us about bad omens. I saw a single crow this morning, be careful!
she would say with great concern.
Mother stop this nonsense!
my dad would dismiss her worries.
Listen to me, son! When you see crow alone, your day will be a muss. You’ll see!
Dad would go about his daily business as usual, but when he climbed the stepladder to clean the gutter, it slipped. Dad was hanging onto dear life until Mom and Grandma straightened the stepladder so he could let go of the edge of the roof and safely descend.
Told you, son, didn’t I? One crow is a bad omen.
Had the appearance of the crow really been an omen? Was it a coincidence or the slip caused by dad’s clumsiness? We may never find out.
Another time when I was getting ready for school, I put my sweater on inside out. Mom told me to take it off and turn it, but Grandma shrieked, Don’t touch it! Once you put it on and notice, it’s a bad omen to take it off and put it back again the right way. Wear it like that all day.
Mom was tired of arguing, so she let me leave the sweater on, but when I got home, I complained to my grandmother, The inside out sweater was the bad luck, Grandma! The kids made fun of me all day.
But you will never know what could have happened if you had taken it off,
she warned. You could’ve broken your leg or worse... You must take these omens seriously.
Most of Grandma’s perceived omens remained unexplainable myths, but she always insisted that if we didn’t pay attention, who knows what would’ve happened. I didn’t become deeply superstitious like my grandma was, but I always kept my mind open for possibilities and for things I simply couldn’t explain by rational thinking.
In this short journal I reveal some of my observations and experiences with having the privilege to know a crow family for decades, and I also share a great memory of watching and raising a litter of orphaned fox pups. They were our guests for one summer, but they stayed in our hearts forever. Watching them using their instincts and developing their skills to become mighty hunters of the night had been an invaluable experience.
My parents taught me that every single human, animal, and plant has a purpose and place on this beautiful Earth, and to respect every single life.
I’m a writer. Am I telling you a true story or is this a figment of my imagination? You decide. I wrote this story only for the purpose of entertainment, but I hope you will be able to relate to my observations, feelings, and experiences, and appreciate these intelligent, majestic birds as much as I do.
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