WHAT IS LUCK
‘Luck’ has several definitions. The simplest one is: success
or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions.
Most of the exact or metaphorical synonyms of this word are ;
chance, accident, fate, fortune, destiny, success, prosperity, etc.
To use the above-mentioned synonyms freely may not be
correct. For example, fate and luck are not exactly similar. Fate is mostly in
hands of God, luck is the result of your labour, your perspiration. Your work,
intelligence, perseverance, honesty, good character, right means, competitive
ability generate your good luck.
It is not wrong to say there is no such thing as luck. It’s a
fancy name for for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when the
good time comes.
Don’t disagree with a person who says : Hope nothing from
luck, and the probability is that you will be so prepared, forewarned and
forearmed, that all shallow observers will call you lucky.
According
to the English statesman and economist Richard Cobden (1804-65) : Luck is ever
waiting for something to turn up. Labour, with keen eys and strong will, will
turn up something. Luck Lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him the
news of a legacy. Labour turns out at six o’clock, and with busy pen or ringing
hammer lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines. Labour whistles. Luck
relies on chance. Labour on character.
There is an anonymous saying: “Luck” is a very good word if
you put a P before it.
To conclude, here is a short but significant quote by the 3rd
U.S.President Thomas Jefferson : I am a great believer in luck and I find the
harder I work the more I have of it.
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G.R.Kanwal
1st
February 2025
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