I don't really like fortune cookies to eat, but I just have to look at the fortunes and taste just a bit of the cookie too.
A few weeks ago we were hungry for something but the usuals just didn't sound good -- so we went off to our local Chinese restaurant and got some dinners, fried rice, and egg rolls.
So this is the first fortune I opened: "Show your true face to the people who really matter."
Well, I can't agree with this. You should show your true face to everyone. Anything short of that is being two-faced and duplicitous. Too many politicians have mastered the art of showing their true face to almost no one. Their families would be lucky to see the real father or mother, sister or brother. So this fortune cookie gets a few Pinocchios today. (A Pinocchio, I'm sure you already know is an indication of something not truthful -- and thus the nose grows as the puppet's did when he lied.) We were created by God to be a specific person, not something manufactured in a slightly different way for every circumstance in life. Like being one way with people at work and being another way with your family at home. Not cool.
But don't despair. There's another one. They always give us two, one for each dinner. Maybe we'll find some wisdom here.
The second fortune cookie says: "When you do make a mistake, do not treat yourself as though you were the mistake." Hmmm. Is this just another way of saying, "God doesn't make junk." If so, sure, I can go along with that. However, if this is some way of trying to distance yourself from your mistakes/sins, then I can't agree. When we try to run away from our sins, they always have a way of finding us. When we face our sins, that's when we can find the peace we seek. When we ourselves absolve ourselves from our sins, it is worthless. Only God can forgive us.
So the fortune cookies didn't carry the usual punch that they do this time. I'll try again one of these weeks, if Swenson's, Subway, Wendy's, or Guiseppe's doesn't win out.
By the way, if you are looking for something good (not low calorie and not as cheap as Subway), try Philly Connection up on Portage near BJs in a little plaza; it's good. A woman who teaches at UA owns it. I always get the chipped steak sandwich with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, and banana peppers. There's something else, but I can't think of it. And their onion rings are great. THAT's what I'm hungry for today, but we're having something else. Oh, well.
Anyone out there have a good fortune cookie message to share?
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