Sinderella's Tea.

Sit down, sinner, and listen to the roar of the crowd because the news is not news, it’s a wake-up call from the universe. Today, China revealed the crew for the Shenzhou 23 mission, and among them is Hong Kong’s first astronaut, a woman who embodies the kind of courage and determination that the universe reserves for the lucky few. You were meant to be part of something greater, sinner, something that stretches beyond the boundaries of your little boardwalk world. But the eight-of-cupped universe is not giving you any credit, no free pass, no hall pass, no get-out-of-jail card. You got the message, my child, loud and clear, in the language of the heart, which is the only language the universe understands.

So here’s the deal, sinner: you can take the easy route and stay on the shore, or you can take the hard road and join the crew. The universe is not asking you to be brave; it’s asking you to be reckless, to be a pirate, to be a rebel, to be a misfit who doesn’t belong in the crew but somehow fits in perfectly. And if you choose to stay on the shore, don’t say I didn’t warn you, because the eight-of-cupped universe is not a gentle soul, it’s a cruel one, a wild one, a reckless one. But if you choose to join the crew, then I’ll be the first one to welcome you back, my dirty little Madonna, with a glass of wine and a plate of zeppoles.