Do You Believe In Luck?
Judy Ramsook
May 23, 2006
Our world is surrounded by competition. Everywhere one turns it seems, some one is competing with some one else for some prize or title. For it seems in order to get ahead anywhere in life one always needs to show and prove his skill, talent or what he is capable of doing well. It is not uncommon to hear some one say good luck to somebody who is about to take a major exam, test or compete for a prize. Deep down though, the competitor might feel if his effort won’t get him through, luck will.
For one way to achieve respect from his or her peers is by displaying what he can do whether he wins some contest or he at least tries to. When it comes to winning some contest by luck though, if you or your team won some game by sheer luck, would you truly feel as if you earned the victory?
Some people might say winning by the stroke of luck is a poor excuse for winning, while others will take whatever victory they can get, given the situation of course.
For winning by luck does not necessarily mean that the competitor worked hard enough to gain the victory. It just happened, the victory that is, and the entity that's responsible for the victory? Luck.
Whereas the team or competitor that lost the contest may have been the better competitor. They put in the hard work and effort necessary, but when it came down to the final seconds of the contest, the team or competitor that ultimately won the competition, is the person or team that did some last second antics that ensured victory for him or the team.
Last second antics that appeared as if luck was in their corner.
Something that can make the competitor and loser in the contest that worked hard feel drained of all his energy as he watches his rival celebrate his victory. Call me a skeptic, but on a personal note, the writer of this article does not believe in luck.
For just like anything else, all that luck one might be believing in could some day abandon you and where will you be then if the hard work needed to achieve your goal cannot be met?
Achieving one’s goal through hard work might be the only assurance. Luck, on the other hand stands out in lighthearted situations.
If one is depending on it for a serious victory in whatever, keep the effort of actually trying in mind too.
It might prove to be more beneficial than that stroke of luck you are hoping for, because luck can only account for so much.
Victory through hard work on the other hand, speaks for itself and leaves an indelible mark on the person or persons one is trying to impress.
For one way to achieve respect from his or her peers is by displaying what he can do whether he wins some contest or he at least tries to. When it comes to winning some contest by luck though, if you or your team won some game by sheer luck, would you truly feel as if you earned the victory?
Some people might say winning by the stroke of luck is a poor excuse for winning, while others will take whatever victory they can get, given the situation of course.
For winning by luck does not necessarily mean that the competitor worked hard enough to gain the victory. It just happened, the victory that is, and the entity that's responsible for the victory? Luck.
Whereas the team or competitor that lost the contest may have been the better competitor. They put in the hard work and effort necessary, but when it came down to the final seconds of the contest, the team or competitor that ultimately won the competition, is the person or team that did some last second antics that ensured victory for him or the team.
Last second antics that appeared as if luck was in their corner.
Something that can make the competitor and loser in the contest that worked hard feel drained of all his energy as he watches his rival celebrate his victory. Call me a skeptic, but on a personal note, the writer of this article does not believe in luck.
For just like anything else, all that luck one might be believing in could some day abandon you and where will you be then if the hard work needed to achieve your goal cannot be met?
Achieving one’s goal through hard work might be the only assurance. Luck, on the other hand stands out in lighthearted situations.
If one is depending on it for a serious victory in whatever, keep the effort of actually trying in mind too.
It might prove to be more beneficial than that stroke of luck you are hoping for, because luck can only account for so much.
Victory through hard work on the other hand, speaks for itself and leaves an indelible mark on the person or persons one is trying to impress.
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