Money : Friend or Foe ?
The other day, I was in the metro on the way to my part time job and I was unjustifiably convinced that this year is going to be financially good. I felt Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, has finally bestowed upon me after witnessing all those financial losses over the past years. I felt like all my stars and planets have finally aligned perfectly in order to boost me some moolah luck. But I guess, I accepted it too early despite the fact that somewhere deep down my heart I was little skeptic about it. My financial loss always reminds me of the palmist who had once said that I will never be able to save money. Although I do not believe in astrology or palmistry, such incidents always make me ponder if he was actually right. Ever since I came to France, money has never been my mate. As if we are like the like poles of a magnet, always repelling each other. Year 2007: I bought an expensive laptop with my scholarship and just two months later, the motherboard was burnt. I didn't eve...