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What is luck, exactly?
At first glance luck appears to be getting what we want when we want it, through extraordinary means. The happy coincidence. The answered prayer.
But what about the "dodge a bullet" kind of luck? We don't get what we want, but it turns out we were saved from ourselves and our misguided desires.
Some people make their own bad luck, but then I also have known people who appear to just be unlucky. Weird, unexplainable things occur to them that drive the luck-o-meter needle into the bad luck zone. And it happens over and over again to perfectly nice people making good choices.
It used to be people blamed the Gods (or God) for bad luck. The story of Job, the poor man whom God allowed to be tested for steadfastness of faith comes to mind. Even in Roman and Greek tradition, the Gods would smite those poor mortal souls who angered them or who were found wanting in their devotions.
My life has been pretty blessed. Unusually so, actually. (I feel compelled to say "knock on wood" so as to maintain the status quo. I am not ashamed to admit I'm a little superstitious.) The only Bad Thing that rocked my world was the death of my sister. Otherwise, bad things have happened, but we weathered them to see the rainbow after the rain.
I feel so lucky/blessed to be where I am now. I was able to go to college, I have a well paying job, a husband who is perfect for me, and two lovely and healthy children. My parents live a mile away and watch my children while I'm at work.
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It's not so much that I believe in luck as the maker of all things good. Quite honestly, I believe hard work is a lot more indicative of success. But, it seems that in any endeavor there is at least a smidgen of luck required to have that big payoff.
Lately I've been wondering if there is a quota of luck. If, eventually, the luck pot runs out.
Maybe luck is all in how we view the world and occurrences around us. Positive thoughts yield happy people and so life isn't any different for "lucky" people, they just feel better about their life as it unfolds.
What do you think? Do you believe in luck? Do you feel lucky? What do you think luck is?
