The Red String of Fate …. a legend or truth!!

~~June 4, 2014~~

The red string of fate, also referred to as the red thread of destiny, red thread of fate, and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese legend and is also used in Japanese legend.

According to this myth, the gods tie a red cord around the ankles of those that are to meet one another in a certain situation or help each other in a certain way. Often, in Japanese culture, it is thought to be tied around the little finger. According to Chinese legend, the deity in charge of “the red thread” is believed to be Yuè Xià Lǎo, the old lunar matchmaker god who is also in charge of marriages.

The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break.

This myth is similar to the Western concept of soulmates or a destined flame.

~~Folklore~~

One story featuring the red string of fate involves a young boy. Walking home one night, a young boy sees an old man standing beneath the moonlight (Yuè Xià Lǎo). The man explains to the boy that he is attached to his destined wife by a red thread. Yuè Xià Lǎo shows the boy the young girl who is destined to be his wife.

Being young and having no interest in having a wife, the young boy picks up a rock and throws it at the girl, running away. Many years later, when the boy has grown into a young man, his parents arrange a wedding for him. On the night of his wedding, his wife waits for him in their bedroom, with the traditional veil covering her face. Raising it, the man is delighted to find that his wife is one of the great beauties of his village.

However, she wears an adornment on her eyebrow. He asks her why she wears it and she responds that when she was a young girl, a boy threw a rock at her that struck her, leaving a scar on her eyebrow. She self-consciously wears the adornment to cover it up. The woman is, in fact, the same young girl connected to the man by the red thread shown to him by Yuè Xià Lǎo back in his childhood, showing that they were connected by the red string of fate.

~~SOURCE~~

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_string_of_fate

~~Lady In Red – Romantic Sax~~

~~Uploaded on Jul 2, 2011

“Red is not just a colour, it’s passion, it’s love, it’s life. Red is not just a colour ~ it’s everything.” Romantic sax version of “Lady in Red”!

Original song by Chris de Burgh

~~REMEMBER~~

“A red invisible thread connects those who are destine to meet, no matter time, place or circumstances.

The read thread may stretch, shortened or get tangled but it will never brake.”

We ALL are ONE!!