My favorite number is 4 because I always meet it. Before I do something important for me, it always appears. Number 4's original meaning is just a number. And it is used in math. In ancient China, number 4 was very popular. It was often used in literature and art. For example, Chinese call writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and ink stones the four treasures of the study. Also it is also famous in Ancient China religions and the government. But in the modern time, people change it into different meaning. And now it means death because its pronunciation is similar to a Chinese word. The word means death. So many Chinese people hate 4. It is the same with the western that they hate number 13. In the western country, people hate number 13 because of religion. But now even people are not in religions, most of them also hate number 13. The reason might be number 13 becomes a kind of index. When they see it, it makes them feel bad. Human beings always like relating numbers to other things. And it becomes index.
Actually, I didn't like number 4 at first because it is a bad index. My favorite number used to be changed for two times. At first, my favorite number was 8. And it is also very popular now In China. It means rich. Most of Chinese people like the number. If you want to own a telephone number with many "8"s, the telephone number must be expensive. You can also sell them with high price.
And as I said I used to change my favorite number two times. So the other number is 6. And 6 means smooth. And it is also one of the popular numbers in China. Chinese people like relating some numbers to some Chinese words which has the similar pronunciation to the numbers. But the meaning of the 6 is from Chinese original gamble. 6 means win. So we like the number.
The numbers' original meaning is just math. We use them to count something and they also have many meanings in math. But in different time, there are many different meanings about numbers. And we change their meanings many times. As we know that index can make us think of link. So I think number is a kind of index. In ancient China, many knowledgeable people like giving numbers different meanings. But now except baby and little children who can not evaluate something, many Chinese people like relating number to their career, life and study.
And the reason why I pick 4 as my favorite number is that it always appears when something important for me is coming. I often meet number 4 in my daily life. For example, my EIC class is 4. I used to live on the forth floor in my high school's dormitory. Also my entrance exam code was also full of the number 4 and I was failed in the exam. For a long time, I don't like 4 because it makes me related some bad things to it. But now I change my thought and I think it is a good number for me. When you meet 4, it means something bad will happen. But why don't you think it might be a good thing. Because it reminds you something bad will happen, so you can prepare and avoid something bad happens to you. So I think it is a good number and it can be my favorite number.
Actually, I didn't like number 4 at first because it is a bad index. My favorite number used to be changed for two times. At first, my favorite number was 8. And it is also very popular now In China. It means rich. Most of Chinese people like the number. If you want to own a telephone number with many "8"s, the telephone number must be expensive. You can also sell them with high price.
And as I said I used to change my favorite number two times. So the other number is 6. And 6 means smooth. And it is also one of the popular numbers in China. Chinese people like relating some numbers to some Chinese words which has the similar pronunciation to the numbers. But the meaning of the 6 is from Chinese original gamble. 6 means win. So we like the number.
The numbers' original meaning is just math. We use them to count something and they also have many meanings in math. But in different time, there are many different meanings about numbers. And we change their meanings many times. As we know that index can make us think of link. So I think number is a kind of index. In ancient China, many knowledgeable people like giving numbers different meanings. But now except baby and little children who can not evaluate something, many Chinese people like relating number to their career, life and study.
And the reason why I pick 4 as my favorite number is that it always appears when something important for me is coming. I often meet number 4 in my daily life. For example, my EIC class is 4. I used to live on the forth floor in my high school's dormitory. Also my entrance exam code was also full of the number 4 and I was failed in the exam. For a long time, I don't like 4 because it makes me related some bad things to it. But now I change my thought and I think it is a good number for me. When you meet 4, it means something bad will happen. But why don't you think it might be a good thing. Because it reminds you something bad will happen, so you can prepare and avoid something bad happens to you. So I think it is a good number and it can be my favorite number.
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