Once a friend came to me and said, "I do not know what bad planet is exerting its influence upon me, but for the last three years everything I touch has gone wrong; nothing that I touch brings success or pleasure." I said, "I am very sorry you have come so late; yet it is not too late; but for three years you have added fuel to this fire." Then he asked, "How did I add fuel to this fire?" I answered, "By acknowledging it."