Bleikur 1.0


“Luck does not exist”
March 17, 2008, 11:54 pm
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Today I feel tired, but a little bit proud of myself. So many hours of hard work had a really nice result! :)

Unfortunately, not everything in life is so simple. Not every cause-effect law can be simplified to “do your best and everything will be OK”. Not every instance of “if there is a will there is a way” returns TRUE.

Why? Because of the ‘LUCK’ variable.

Just a few minutes ago, someone told me:
Someone> “Luck does not exist”

And I wonder:
Isn’t it good luck to be born in - let’s say - Sweden instead of Ethiopia?
Isn’t it good luck to be born healthy instead of being born - let’s say…- blind or deaf…
Or to have parents that don’t drink or do drugs…
Or to have a job you really enjoy
Being born in a rich family instead of a poor one…
(the list would continue endless…)

I think that the reason Mr. Someone told such a thing is because he is a lucky person himself, and therefore he is unable to see the luck by himself - unless someone points at it for him.

And so it happens with many other things:
- Rich people see no money - they don’t need to care about the cost of things
- Healthy people do not realize their health - until they lose it!
- Modest people do not realize their modesty, because if they did they would not really be modest!
- (Add more examples in the comments if you find them! :) )

That is our nature… that is how we are… like one in the water who cries out for thirst.