I never believed in luck. I never told anyone that , I am in such (or any) situation and is a 'bad luck or good luck'. It is not because, I wanted to hide something or show someone off that I am different.
Since we are born, I think people started talking about 'good luck' or 'bad luck' based on the things that are already gone by. In some cases, people do think it is a good luck but later find that it was not.
For me, one is lucky , if he enjoys the present and does take care of his duties as a human being(as a child, as a spouse, as a parent, as a sibling) with due diligence. It requires respecting the family, nature and our own surroundings to be 'lucky'... It is certainly a 'bad luck' if someone does not understand all the good stuff he/she has and does not live in present!.
So, saying 'good luck' or a 'bad luck' for an action or situation is temporary and may not really matter.
if it does not matter, why tag them as 'good' or 'bad'.
Some of 'luck' examples I have heard.
1. You have a son and a daughter. You are lucky!!! (they don't know what will happen in the future!!!).
(Lucky if your Son is first child and daughter is 2nd; Lucky if your daughter is first child and son is 2nd child !!!)
2. Your startup company might go public; chance of making money!!; you are lucky(don't know whether company really went public)
3. It is bad luck you/he lost the job; guess what this person got a good opportunity in some other company and grew up faster in his career.(is it a bad luck??? ofcourse candidate might have got a similar job; that is not bad luck either)
4. It is a good luck you got a husband who is working in USA (who knows the fact that they have gone through the divorce subsequently!!)
What does it tell us? I think most of our 'good luck' is clearly based on materialistic(either having the money now or potential of gaining money) things we can possess. This is not correct in my opinion.
In my honest opinion, one is 'lucky' possibly for following things: It is not (and can not be) an exhaustive list.
1. having good health and is making all attempts to keep him/her fit.
2. good citizen; takes care of their parents and respects elders
3. sincere in their efforts to achieve their tasks (may be a student or some one in the job, entrepreneur)
4. if someone has a 'mentor' (or supporter who can provide a sensible advice) who will assist them during tiring times.
5. if someone appreciates and understands the positive aspects of life or relationship and continue to be happy in life.
Since we are born, I think people started talking about 'good luck' or 'bad luck' based on the things that are already gone by. In some cases, people do think it is a good luck but later find that it was not.
For me, one is lucky , if he enjoys the present and does take care of his duties as a human being(as a child, as a spouse, as a parent, as a sibling) with due diligence. It requires respecting the family, nature and our own surroundings to be 'lucky'... It is certainly a 'bad luck' if someone does not understand all the good stuff he/she has and does not live in present!.
So, saying 'good luck' or a 'bad luck' for an action or situation is temporary and may not really matter.
if it does not matter, why tag them as 'good' or 'bad'.
Some of 'luck' examples I have heard.
1. You have a son and a daughter. You are lucky!!! (they don't know what will happen in the future!!!).
(Lucky if your Son is first child and daughter is 2nd; Lucky if your daughter is first child and son is 2nd child !!!)
2. Your startup company might go public; chance of making money!!; you are lucky(don't know whether company really went public)
3. It is bad luck you/he lost the job; guess what this person got a good opportunity in some other company and grew up faster in his career.(is it a bad luck??? ofcourse candidate might have got a similar job; that is not bad luck either)
4. It is a good luck you got a husband who is working in USA (who knows the fact that they have gone through the divorce subsequently!!)
What does it tell us? I think most of our 'good luck' is clearly based on materialistic(either having the money now or potential of gaining money) things we can possess. This is not correct in my opinion.
In my honest opinion, one is 'lucky' possibly for following things: It is not (and can not be) an exhaustive list.
1. having good health and is making all attempts to keep him/her fit.
2. good citizen; takes care of their parents and respects elders
3. sincere in their efforts to achieve their tasks (may be a student or some one in the job, entrepreneur)
4. if someone has a 'mentor' (or supporter who can provide a sensible advice) who will assist them during tiring times.
5. if someone appreciates and understands the positive aspects of life or relationship and continue to be happy in life.
6. Based on my own experience, having an opportunity to live and grow up in a Joint family and that too in a village.
I have few things which I truly consider as 'bad luck'(just for looking at the other side of the coin)
1. young child dying due to natural catastrophe or health issues.
2. An aged parents going through the loss of their grown up kid
3. Someone does not perform the duty as son/daughter(or whatever the relation may be) even though they have all the things in the world!!!
Remedy for most of 'bad luck' is stay positive and continue 'optimism'. It is easier said than done..but I guess in most of the 'bad luck' cases, only optimism and positive attitude can keep us moving and do all our duties as a human being.
I have few things which I truly consider as 'bad luck'(just for looking at the other side of the coin)
1. young child dying due to natural catastrophe or health issues.
2. An aged parents going through the loss of their grown up kid
3. Someone does not perform the duty as son/daughter(or whatever the relation may be) even though they have all the things in the world!!!
Remedy for most of 'bad luck' is stay positive and continue 'optimism'. It is easier said than done..but I guess in most of the 'bad luck' cases, only optimism and positive attitude can keep us moving and do all our duties as a human being.
Nice one subbu...
ReplyDeleteNice read ..
ReplyDeleteWhy dont we just feel " good" if some one says you are lucky instead of getting into too many details .. In today's information "flooding" age , we seem to dig into much information which may not be completely neccessary . Why dont we just take things by the face of it , give it a smile and walk away .. Isnt this how a optimist would approach this ?
Luck ( good or bad) is just a way of putting across what we feel about a particular situation and completely context based .
Shashidhara,
ReplyDeletethanks for the comments. Appreciate it. I am an optimist(There is a blog on this: refer http://uniqueidentification-optimism.blogspot.in/).
My suggestion is , we should not feel bad 'if some one says, bad luck or unlucky'. Yes, one can ignore if someone says good luck. However most(I may be wrong) people feel bad, if someone says 'bad luck'. Instead we should avoid saying 'good luck or bad luck'.