What are your plans for tomorrow? Did you know that it will be the 11 / 11 / 11? In the calendar this curious combination of numbers occurs once every hundred years, and according to the oriental numerology it will be a very lucky date, that’s why many couples, especially in India, have chosen this date to celebrate their wedding.
But it is not considered lucky all over the world; in the Western medieval symbolism, for example, the number 11, going beyond the 10 Commandments, would be the number of sin.
But it is not considered lucky all over the world; in the Western medieval symbolism, for example, the number 11, going beyond the 10 Commandments, would be the number of sin.
Should we believe this? Of course not, because in the same Christian tradition the number 11 can take a completely different meaning; it is the number of the Apostles that remained faithful to Jesus after Judas' betrayal, but also the number of ships that accompanied St. Ursula to Cologne in her battle against Evil.
Superstition, however, is limitless and so, just look around a bit on the Internet and you’ll discover that the imminent arrival of 11/11/11 has sparked the imagination of many people around the world and led to over 194 millions web pages devoted to this subject.
Whether you believe in "the magic of number 11" or not, try this little “experiment” with your friends. It’s very simple. Add up the last two digits of your year of birth (for example "74" if you were born in 1974) with the number of completed years (or to be completed) during 2011. You will find that the result is always "111" ("74" + "37" in my example).What’s the trick? Actually, there is no trick; 111 is the result of a sequence of simple additions and subtractions:our year of birth - 1900 + of our current age = 111
Superstition, however, is limitless and so, just look around a bit on the Internet and you’ll discover that the imminent arrival of 11/11/11 has sparked the imagination of many people around the world and led to over 194 millions web pages devoted to this subject.
Whether you believe in "the magic of number 11" or not, try this little “experiment” with your friends. It’s very simple. Add up the last two digits of your year of birth (for example "74" if you were born in 1974) with the number of completed years (or to be completed) during 2011. You will find that the result is always "111" ("74" + "37" in my example).What’s the trick? Actually, there is no trick; 111 is the result of a sequence of simple additions and subtractions:our year of birth - 1900 + of our current age = 111
Obviously next year the same formula will result in 112!
5 comments:
Two minutes of silence at work tomorrow... and I will inevitably think of my grandparents who are no longer here. Wish they were though.
@Steve: So sorry, Steve. So many good people have gone and we cannot bring them back. And it still hurts so much though!
Yes, I had similar thoughts on 10.10.10 :)
What's that evil number, 666 is it? I wonder what happened on 6 June 2006!
But of course it's Armistice Day tomorrow so that minute will indeed be marked by many.
Nothing special here... yet ;)
Maybe at 11:11 pm, we'll see.
Maybe something GOOD will happen for Italy, that sure needs it :)
Happy evening and weekend ahead!
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