What's Your Rashee?

"You can see your life laid out inside your mind, but that doesn't mean that you're in the mood to share it -- or even do anything about it. Today is all about reflection, so find the time to take stock"

So reads a typical horoscope for the day. I just love these concoction of one / two liners. I find it very interesting to see the amount of care and love that goes into drafting these predictions for everyone. The wordings amply indicate that the writer of these words really cares about each individual reading them.  

 Sometimes I get a feeling that these statements are not actually written by astrologers. Reading some of the unique combination of words and juxtapositioning images of those astrologers known to me as yet, it's hard to see any link or logic. Of course I am yet to meet any five star astrologer face to face. I have seen a few flashy guys only in movies but otherwise I only know the average guys one gets to see now and then. 

In movies they take care to show these guys dressed in flowing silk robes, so meticulously groomed and sometimes, they look even better than the father's of the lead pair. They always wield so much power over people's lives and bring in sordid twists in the tale in most instances. The murkier the twist in the story, the more polished the guy looks and more lavishly dressed. 

But the point is, these sentences definitely bring to our minds images of  a motivational speaker.

On most days, we get to read words that uplift our spirits. They go all the way in lighting up the reader's mind. Instant focus beams. Considering that they have the limitation of having to use just one sentence or two, the overall effect they achieve is amazing. They bring in a feel good factor along with economy of words.

Even on those rare days when they decide to predict some negative shades, it is done delicately to downplay the overall negativity. There will always be some spring of hope, few positive spots of light, a set of positive strokes at the end of the sentence. It could just bee a simple word that we hear daily but in that particular combination, that simple word manages to give us enough glimmer of hope. A hope that assures us, 'look, you can handle it', no matter what the previous sentence said to you.

 No matter what your rashee is, just read your predictions and cheer up!