We give Lady Luck a lot of significance in our lives..! India winning or losing a match, the fate of apne ilaake ka candidate, our journals not getting certified, getting lousy marks in a certain subject, being hammered for 6 sixes in a gully cricket match, a movie clicking at the box-office, a Star shooting to fame in whatever field..and us missing the train by one second...we attribute everything, we can't or don't want to explain, to Luck.
The big question though..is Luck by Chance ?! Or is it by design ?! What I mean to say is, is Luck just an unexplained charm that is cast on somebody for no reason...or is it a direct result of your actions and thoughts ?! Our answer to this question determines whether we believe we have control over our life...or we just live each day without thinking of the bigger picture !
I believe Luck is no bolt from the blue. It is a result of our Karma. As you sow, so shall you reap. By thinking this way, we can stop passing the buck to the invisible forces that control our life. If we believe that what we get is what we deserve, we will start retrospecting...we will learn to judge our actions..good or bad...and our thoughts...positive and negative...and the buck will rightly stop at us.
If all of us start taking responsibility for our situation...we will realise that only we can change it. And once we stop the blame game, and start making positive differences to our life...we will start seeing the change in our luck. How amazing will it feel to enjoy a success made excellent from good...by just that slice of luck! But to reach the point of 'good' it is YOU and what you do that matters.
But then, there are some things which are still left unexplained...sometimes we do everything right...and to the best of our capabilities...but even then luck doesn't favour us. I guess, in that case, we can say Luck is by Chance..but I believe some day or the other, Lady Luck will pay us rich dividends of our actions.
So...fal ki chinta ho...toh Karma karo...phir naseeb bhi saath dega !
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15 years ago
This is the fourth article that i have read on this space. I do agree partially with what you have to say. The moment you start believing that the success you enjoy or the failure you endure is a direct consequence of your deeds you have effectively erased the word 'luck' from your vocabulary as traditionally luck has always been an attribute beyond the control of an individual so 'Does luck exist?' is probably an alternative question (and possibly closer to your sentiment) to ask. Indeed your blog space has quite a diversity of topics to ponder about. Nice job.
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