Ok, how many of you guys really believe in this Vastu Shastra & Feng Shui stuff?

I was reading my book at the library today when one of the guys comes and sits next to me. You’re facing the wrong way – you should facing in the opposite direction, he says. Then he starts to talk about how the earth's magnetic field affects brain performance and efficiency and stuff like that. I didn’t show much interest but he just kept on telling me his theories, like one of those Born Again maniacs who make you believe that you’ll rot in hell if you don’t pay heed to their message and opt for salvation.

Then he gets me to draw a rough layout of the rooms in my house; it seems my bedroom is in the worst possible location. The position I sleep in is also not helping things. Now you know why things are not looking up for you, he tells me.

But there is hope, he says. You must move into your parents bedroom, because that room is situated correctly. Now how could I tell him what my dad would say if I talked about switching bedrooms with him – he’ll say something like, “son, get your own damn place and then sleep in any bloody room you want” …I swear that’s what he’d say.

But frankly, I don’t like people like this. How the hell did he conclude that my life is going down the toilet; or is it that obvious? He also happens to be an amateur face reader, palmist, and astrologist - it's no wonder he’s been doing his engineering course for the last 7 or 8 years.

So it seems my face tells him that I’m depressed, have no love life (yes he really said that) and very few friends. “You’re absolutely right. Thank you; and now get lost,” I said.

I’m only trying to help you, he insists. Anyway, if anybody you know needs Vastu advice, I'll be glad to help out. I don’t charge people who are badly in need of help, he says. That didn’t make sense to me - why would someone who doesn’t need help pay for it? Anyway, he’s probably got it all worked out.

But I’m thinking: what if there is some truth to all this – especially the bedroom/sleeping position thing? All those people who are convinced and claim to be living proof that this stuff works cannnot be completely wrong; or can they?. As for me, there isn’t much I can do about it now, even if I wanted to. And also if you look at it from a practical point of view, how many people actually get to choose or plan their rooms according to these Vastu principles? Not too many, I’d say.

So, do all of us unfortunate one's sit and cry about how shitty our luck is; or how great our lives would have been if we had to get up every morning with our ass facing the sun? I don’t think so.

What then? ...what the hell do we do to fix things?

I think I'll have a beer.