March 15th, also known since antiquity as the Ides of March.
It is a specific date that holds a reputation for bad events. It is famously known for the assassination of Julius Caesar circa 44 BC but there are several other important dates that are just as important.
1889 a cyclone destroyed 6 warships killing over 200 sailors.
1917 the Russian revolution that caused the abdication of Tsar Nicolas II of Russia ending 304 years of dynasty.
1939 Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia, eventually leading to WW2
1941 North Dakota and Minnesota blizzard that horrendously killed 70 people
1986 Hotel New World in Singapore collapsed
2003 SARS outbreak.
2011 Syrian civil War.
2019 COVID 19 !! That changed the face of the world forever.
2020 covid lockdown
Every day something happens, yet our minds gravitate towards big tragedies and remember those with keen intent. Do we care to remember the joyful moments too? For most of us our birthday or the birth of our children and close family members are joyous days that we note in our diaries.
Yet we have such superstitious behaviors around other dates. Why do we do that? Why do we see one date more “terrible “ than the others, like we do on a friday the 13th ?
It stems from our need for control of the future, when we feel uncertain. It helps reduce anxiety even if the beliefs are illogical or coincidental. It gives us a weird sense of psychological comfort and ease when we can just shrug our shoulders, toss our hands in the air and blame the stars, calendar for that which cannot be explained.
We become conditioned to specific behaviors such as confirming the belief once it has been formed. Luck ! Some say we make our own luck and some say there is no such thing. Luck has also been fashioned by beliefs and events.
March 15 is like any other day. Some will come into this world, and others will leave it. Tragedy can strike at anytime. It is wise not to fall into superstitious ideologies, lest we miss on the magic of possibility of any and every day.
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