LUCKY BAMBOO
What makes a plant lucky or special?
Who decides the potential bounty to be delivered by certain species of flora?
Does a money tree truly bring wealth, or a peace lily peace?
It is odd to think that humans as a species could put so much stock into the unknown benefits of a plant. Why are we so in need of divine intervention that certain graces are bestowed upon common houseplants?
He had always wondered that, but until this day, he had never believed any of it true.
It was a normal day, not unlike the one that came before it, or the one that was sure to follow. He had climbed out of bed at 6:45am, showered, and eaten a small breakfast. He had settled in to watch the televised newscasts and check the weather before he planned his day.
He was standing in his living room, gearing up for a lazy walk along the seaside promenade, in lieu of his normal workout in from of the television, when he was suddenly compelled to cross the room to the bookshelf.
On the top shelf, twin shoots of bamboo jutted out from a rectangular glass container. The flickering shadows of the bamboo leaves caught his attention and he stepped in close to examine the soft fluttering shadows.
He barely had time to registering the sudden shrieking wail when the entire front wall of his house exploded inward. He dove into the kitchen through the nearby doorway and when the dust settled, he was amazed to discover a full sized sedan parked in his living room, right where he would have been doing his workout.
He later discovered that the driver had suffered a heart attack and lost control. Had he been following his normal routine, he would have been killed.
On that day, the bamboo shoots had indeed proven lucky. For him at least.
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