"Despair is criminal"

 

...and so my fortune cookie says. 

After my initial shock, and that tiny little voice in my head saying "Holy crap, how did they know?," I quickly realized how something like this could be considered an psyche litmus test of sorts. 

Glass half empty or half full? 

For some, receiving a fortune with "Despair is criminal" is a reminder of how when all is good, to feel anything but happiness is truly "criminal." 

For myself, I took a less than positive perspective, and lamented on all the shenanigans that have happened in the last 25 years of my life. 

Are fortunes pronounced in the negative a telling sign of what I've been attracting in my life? To be honest with you, that's kind of what it feels like. 

As for what I may do with that info...will keep you posted.