One time, when I was a teenager, I mentioned to my grandmother about the number 13 being considered unlucky. She said she didn't believe so because the number held an important place in her life. Her and granddaddy were married on the 13th, their first house number was #13, they had 13 children (yeek!), and so on. Anyway, at that time, I started thinking how the number would only be unlucky if I allowed it to be.
Thank goodness I've felt that way because everytime I turn around, I come across the number 13 in something to do with me. From contest judge numbers to serial numbers to licenses numbers. You get the idea. I wouldn't necessarily count it as a lucky number but I'm not afraid of it.
It sounds like it's your personal number. Like it's destined to be part of you...like the number 23 in the movie! LOL.
ReplyDeleteThink of it as your guardian number. :D If you're thinking of purchasing something or doing something and 13 is somewhere on it, then it's a sign that you should do/get it because it was meant to be yours.
Good ol' Wikipedia. Can't beat it for wasting time. Hope you're having a good day! :-)
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In Sikhism, the number 13 is considered a special number since 13 is tera in Punjabi, which also means "yours" (as in, "I am yours, O Lord"). The legend goes that when Guru Nanak Dev was taking stock of items as part of his employment with a village merchant, he counted from 1 to 13 (in Punjabi) as one does normally; and thereafter he would just repeat "tera", since all items were God's creation. The merchant confronted Guru Nanak about this, but found everything to be in order after the inventory was checked. April 13 also usually turns out to be Vaisakhi every year, which is the Sikh New Year and the major Sikh Holiday.
Several successful sports figures have worn the number 13. Ozzie Guillén, manager of the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox, has worn the number throughout his baseball career. Alex Rodriguez began wearing it upon joining the New York Yankees (three, the number he had previously worn, is retired by the Bronx Bombers to honor Babe Ruth). Dan Marino, an American football player known for passing the 2nd most yards in NFL history, wore the number 13, although pundits in the sport have often cited him as the greatest quarterback never to win an NFL championship. Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain wore the number 13 on his jersey throughout his NBA career. Also, FIBA rules require a player to wear the number in international competitions (only numbers from 4 to 15 could be worn, and as there are 12 players, one must wear 13); Chris Mullin, who wore #20 in college and #17 in the NBA, wore #13 for both (1984 and 1992) of his Olympic appearances. Shaquille O'Neal wore #13 in 1996, Tim Duncan wore #13 in 2004, Steve Nash is currently wearing it for the Phoenix Suns, Yao Ming wore it in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and Mats Sundin, wears 13 in the NHL. One of Iceland's all time best handball players, Sigurður Sveinsson, wore the number 13 when he played for the national team.
In Italy, 13 is also considered to be a lucky number, although in Campania the expression 'tredici' (meaning 13) is said when one considers their luck to have turned for the worse.
Colgate University also considers 13 to be a lucky number. They were founded in 1819 by 13 men with 13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles. (To this day, members of the Colgate community consider the number 13 a good omen.) In fact, the campus address is 13 Oak Drive in Hamilton, NY and the all men a cappella group is called the Colgate 13.
In tattoo culture, where symbols often represent the opposite of their most obvious meaning,[citation needed] 13 sometimes symbolizes good luck, especially in "old school" (meaning traditional) style tattoos. "
Ooo! I like that idea, Jennifer. Another reason to shop, huh? LOL!
ReplyDeleteJoAnn, I use Wikipedia often. Though I'm told to be careful as some of the info in it can be wrong. Anyway, it's funny that I blogged about numbers yesterday as today when I receive the request for the full on SHADOW HEALERS, that's the book about the 7 deadly sins plus has a lot to do with numerology. I find numerology to be fascinating.
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