Religion is not a part of my daily life. My mom always tries to remind me to pray, but to be honest, the only time I pray is within the first few minutes of driving my scooter, as I pray to God to please keep me safe on the crazy streets of Taipei. Besides that, and in moments of true desperation, I don't really pray. So, my mom keeps saying "pray to Buddha if you have to, but please just pray!"...so yesterday, like a good obedient daughter, I listened to my mom's advice and prayed at a temple in Ximen.
First, I have to say that it was one of my best experiences in Taipei thus far. I learned about the process, learned how to use the prayer half-crescent moon things, learned how to grab the right fortune, and made a new Taiwanese friend in the process. You are supposed to ask ONE question and mine was: Should I stay in Taiwan?? To make a long story short, my answer was continuously YES . After my fortune was read, I became a believer in the whole process.
I've been feeling really negative, pessimistic, and almost annoyingly wishy-washy about my decisions concerning Taiwan. I'm encountering visa problems and motivation problems. But I swear that praying at the temple, and hearing what I heard, really gave me that push I needed to keep moving forward in my quest to find work here in Asia (and specifically in Taipei). So, a big thank you to MaZu (the god i prayed to) for making this girl feel like there is hope after all. And thanks mom for always knowing what is best for me. I don't know how you always know, but I'm so thankful that you are my guiding light.
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