Acting like it knows more than others, the crystal ball sits peacefully. It shows cold, smooth, and is only able to give answers if you bring your own inquiries. People look into it expecting certainty, hoping the future would arrange itself cleanly into symbols they can grasp. Often what they see are their own anxieties and desires twisting back at them rather than tomorrow.
A crystal ball is more about permission than it is about prediction. It enables uncertainty to speak and fantasy to extend. Actually, the future has never required a glass translator. It is formed in everyday events, reckless words, bold decisions. The crystal ball merely reminds us of what we already know but are reluctant to trust: Clarity results from determining how to go forward, not from ahead view.
