Three coins for luck, ironically.
Three Coins tossed for safe flight
Three coins was all it took,
Three coins became a plight.
Superstition became suspicion
A Mother-in-law obeyed,
A dangerous wish
And a flight that was delayed.
Innocent or ignorant?
A single coin would be enough
Said an aviation professor
For the engine to be stuffed,
The misguided belief and wish for luck
Could have been disaster
Exactly the opposite thing
The wishful folk were after.
This news report got me thinking, The fears and Beliefs we hold often led us to behave in a way that become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Rather than trusting or accepting the process, we seek to take measures that are devoid of responsibility but make us feel better.
Sometimes our action are dangerous.
Knowledge is Power.