The gift I tried to ignore
For as long as I can remember, I've known things I wasn't supposed to know. As a child growing up in India, I would sense when guests were about to arrive at our home – often before anyone had called or announced their visit. My dreams carried messages about events yet to unfold. One night, when I was barely seventeen, I dreamt of Princess Diana in a car crossing a tunnel. I saw the crash, and then I saw her rise, change into white clothes, and walk away. The next morning, the world woke up to the news of her death. I started reading palms at ten years old. What began as a game with family members soon revealed itself to be something more. I could feel the vibrations of strangers just by looking at them. I sensed the energy of houses when I walked into them. Something in me simply knew.