Destiny influenced by how they speak

Success story of Psy in his songs

There is a saying that a singer’s life path follows his or her lyrics. It is not an unusual subject that our fate is re-routed by how we think, what we do, whom we meet and where we live. It is even said that what we eat may influence our personality.

Some fortune tellers read one’s destiny by the logic of numbers, so they figure as far as the strike counts of one’s name, license numbers and even the zip codes. I do not totally buy all their assertions. However, being a saju master, I am open to see what other aspects steer our life. What is read by saju is mingled by other environmental factors and a true saju master should be able to read other causes that affect the rest by delicate distinction.

Let’s look at the story of a singer who always delivers bright and cheerful energy. Psy is enjoying sudden fortune with “Gangnam Style,” having enormous numbers of YouTube views for the music video. His success has become a global sensation, reaching No. 1 on the iTunes chart and he has been invited on many prominent shows in the United States.

Looking back on his past songs, he sang not only funny sarcastic toned songs like “Gangnam Style,” but also self-mocking and serious ones. The underlying sentiment in his songs is conviviality. Another interesting part is that his life also followed how he rapped. The title song from his debut album intended that he screwed up and was dumped. After a hit, he was in trouble over questions about his military service. As a result, people withdrew their support for him. Nevertheless, he continued producing vibrant songs, such as “Champion” and “Entertainer.”

In the history of popular music, quite a few singers have lived a life similar to the lyrics they sang. There are some songs that particularly draw singers’ affection and they perform those more often than others. This is often true when their feelings mirror the sad words of the song.

There was a song in Korea titled “A Woman in a Remote Cabin” in the 1950s. It was sung by a woman known for her easy listening style, different from the then-popular music. Among the lyrics are the lines, “Nobody is looking for me at this remote lonely cabin … I was deserted and forgotten from the memory of the world.” It was a sad song. She was actually found dead in her 70s, after a long unremembered time away from the public eye, at an isolated place just as she sang in the song.

Names are also regarded as important in determining our destiny. So many people try to name their babies according to what is read by fortune tellers. Some even change their names during adulthood as they think their bad luck is caused by deficient name fortune. Due to this belief, there are not only agreeable names but awkward and ludicrous ones just for fatalistic reasons.

This phenomenon is seen in the names of ordinary people as well as those of many public figures. In the old days in Korea, by virtue of a strong tradition of preferring sons, many girls were named with some words meaning “boy” or “man,” with the parents hoping to have a son. These names sound rather indecent.

On the contrary, for those who have positive names ― meaning smile, hope and goodwill, for example, ― lead a pleasant life though they are still inept as names. It may not be just the names but they feel pleasant whenever they are called.

As it is not a cinch to change registered names, some use different ways to drive their life toward a positive direction. I know a president, who always signs “I am happy” instead of his official name. Whenever I see contracts with his signature, I am also delighted. <The Korea Times/Janet Shin>

Information: Are you interested in learning more about the ancient Chinese teaching about the “Four Pillars of Destiny?” For further information, visit Janet’s website at www.fourpillarskorea.com, contact her at 010-5414-7461 or email janetshin@hotmail.com.

*The writer is the president of the Heavenly Garden, a saju research center in Korea, and the author of “Learning Four Pillars.” 

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