"Change fate"

Mrs. An just got home, sadly and anxiously complained to her husband:
- The other day, I went to see a fortune teller. He said that my son Hoang was a "child of prayer" so from childhood to adulthood, many things did not go as planned. He had to perform a "turn to the palace, change his fate" ceremony to avoid imprisonment. I just asked the fortune teller to perform a ceremony that cost 3 million.

Mr. Thanh was surprised:

- Why do you believe in such nonsense fortune telling? You spent so much money on worship without discussing it with me.

- That day, I brought a few million that Hoa gave me to go to the doctor, so I asked the teacher to help me resolve the problem for my son. But now that I've come, the teacher said that the higher-ups have agreed to protect me, but Hoang was born at a bad hour, so I have to cut off his negative energy and change it to positive energy, which will cost another 10 million VND. I'm out of money, please give me that amount of money so I can go and resolve the problem for my son. If you follow me, you have to follow me to the end.

- You're wrong, Hoang is spoiled because you spoiled him since he was little, not because of any bad luck. Worshiping like this is a trick - Mr. Thanh said stubbornly.

- If you don't love me, then I'll borrow money to do it myself.

As soon as Mrs. An finished speaking, Mr. Duc, the commune police chief, came to announce: Hoang had just been arrested by the district police for illegal racing and intentional injury, and his friend was seriously injured and had to be taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Mrs. An was speechless:
- How could that be? He told me early this morning he was going to help with the delivery.

Mr. Thanh sighed and shook his head, his voice full of anger: You see, you spoil her too much. She's in her twenties and she's still hanging around, not wanting to study or work, just partying and causing trouble. Can you change her by praying? You've "thrown money out the window"!

Mrs. An regretted in tears:
- I see! It's all my fault. I gave him money to spend, to buy a car to go to work, but he lied and refused to work hard. I thought I was helping him get better. Who would have thought?

Anh Duc immediately added advice:
- Because she was spoiled by her family, she was lazy and only used to enjoying life, this stumble is also a lesson. Hopefully she will change, work hard, and find a suitable job. But you two need to strictly teach and guide her so that she can gradually improve. Don't believe in fortune telling or you will be fooled.

Mr. Thanh thanked Mr. Duc and continued:
- You're right, human qualities and ethics must be developed through education and training. Fortune telling and numerology, and offerings only serve to feed the teacher and bring disaster to oneself.
Mrs. An sat silently, realizing that teaching children was important, not just through worship.