(232) Questions about fate of twins
By Janet Shin
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There was a tidbit recently that caught many people’s attention ― the story of twin girls born in Korea but adopted and raised on different continents who reconnected through social media recently. One was adopted to the United States, and lives in Los Angeles as an actress, and the other went to France, and now is a fashion design student in London. One saw a YouTube video featuring the other and immediately recognized her by their identical appearance.
After their reconnection, they stated, “The similarities are endless. We both share a twisted sense of humor, a love of cheese despite any and all lactose intolerance, flatulence as a result of said lactose intolerance and an apparent Napoleon complex.”
Without even reading her statement, those who watched the news footage and read the story would also recognize how alike they are, not only in appearance but the way they speak, their personalities and their current occupations. Knowing they were raised by different families and in different cultures, the similarities were obviously not acquired during their period of growth but are innate. Can this all be explained only by genetic factors?
Many people have raised questions about how much we can trust saju or any other type of fatalism. One of the frequent doubts is how we can discriminate the saju of those born in the same hour, date, month and year, and yet end up with different lifestyles. If saju, or the four pillars of destiny, consists of the symbolized energy from one’s birth, their destinies should have been the same regardless of their different growth environments. Some fortune tellers barely elucidate that different country backgrounds with different families and cultures lead people to dissimilar paths and to portray different face readings. Then the criticism continues asking to prove the life of twins who have both the same saju and face reading, yet different destinies unfold.
There are some life stories that illustrate this case. Two old men showed up on a television show. They were identical twins but one had been lost when he was five years old. He grew up in an orphanage and lived a miserable life, while the other twin was raised normally by his biological parents. The latter, of course didn’t experience such hardships.
Another case also featured two old men. They lived nearby each other after experiencing different life paths. There was no tragedy in their family, such as one going missing, but they grew up with totally contrasting personalities and fortunes. One was relaxed and easygoing while the other was impetuous and underwent many adversities, including his wife leaving him. They apparently showed clear examples of how people live without the influence of their given destinies.
An outstanding physiognomist may examine the faces of the two twins to provide answers why. Although their general facial impressions are identical, they had slightly different shape impressions on their foreheads, representing the fortune of one’s early years, or their nose bridges, portraying the mishaps of life. There could be other causes. We need to research more cases to present a reliable contention.
Some claim that one’s life is compliant with its given destiny while others insist it is the other way round. According to moral education from generation to generation, people reached the common ground that our fate is up to our efforts. We were taught by our teachers that “Heaven helps those who help themselves,” so everybody tries their best to improve their destiny.
Whether we admit it or not, however, there is a tacit acknowledgement that some unseen power is manipulating us like marionettes. It may sound sarcastic and dash cold water on those who dream of rosy futures by making adequate efforts. I have met so many people bemoaning the fact they cannot make major adjustments, however hard they try. Their wounded hearts can’t be healed without contemplation of their given saju. It is hard but a true solution for the future starts from a correct awareness of our past and present, which is often guided by saju.
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The writer is the author of “Life’s Secrets”.