Is there a Fault in our Stars?

Straight out of the bag, this article is about the multiple constellations etched into the horizons. It's about the zodiac and all its astrological implications. Is there really a fault in our stars?

Every person is born on a specific date, and so is represented by a specific zodiac. Yours truly is a Sagittarius, and this is important- not because I explicitly believe Saturn's position in Sagittarius is going to improve my non-existent love life (nor do I understand what these positions even mean because it honestly sounds like ham + hammer = sandwich). Neither do I like being generalized into a category like zodiacs tend to do. It's important because this is the universe's way of saying we're all unique, but also similar on some levels- and that's okay. 

Astrology is controversial in its credibility given that it's a science based on vague ideas that preach planetary positions and stars directly affecting our lives. But interestingly, against all logical explanation, they're never entirely wrong.With Sagittarius comes its horoscopes (or "horror-scopes" *hehe* on particularly bad days) which are sometimes creepily accurate, whether by chance or some marvelous calculation of cosmic proportions, who knows? They almost make you entertain the idea that a greater power maybe at work in the universe. But then, because horoscopes literally sing "your destiny is written in the stars", there's room to be skeptical. Everyone wants to believe he/she molds his/her own destiny.

Maybe the magic of horoscopes lies in extremely generalized statements and situations that a lot of people can relate to. But it's hard to imagine a group of astrologers cramped up in a room, huddled around cluttered desks with telescopes, scales and books; scratching their heads trying to make horoscopes day in, day out. But then a horoscope won't explain why you're sometimes as morose as a 50-something year old emptily staring away at nothing in particular, pondering pressing world issues like the absence of portable biodegradable toilets in the world- ironic thoughts given how you think best and make major life decisions in the confines of toilets. 

There are only 12 zodiacs for over 7 billion people. Around 4 babies are born every second of every day, 345,600 new kids share the same birthdate and 10 million kids the same zodiac in a year. This is where astrology's credibility becomes stretched into obscurity. People of different zodiacs might be more alike than two persons of the same zodiac. It's hard enough to fathom that 1 person similar to you or me is born every year, let alone 10 million (world domination would be a cinch if astrology was a universal law!). The odds are insane!

I guess at the end of the day, regardless of hard evidence, the zodiac is to us what we want it to be. It's comforting to think everyone belongs to a zodiac, no matter how weird, wacky, quirky or different they may be. 

Because hey, if Jupiter decides to burn me tomorrow, at least I won't be alone!