Monday, December 2, 2013

How does Luck work?

The literal definition of ‘Luck’ is “success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions”. It clearly means irrespective of one’s effort consequences happen this way or other. Luck plays such a crucial role in this era where everything is competitive. Winners are losers are not distinguished by huge margin, difference between both is very minimal. Luck plays a role where it just elevates you onto the next level which is a good enough launch pad to get further up in the ladder.

Does Luck work in such a way that it carries from our past lives? I don’t know the answer but I have heard people saying when something really good happens that they must have done something very good in their past lives. May be there is just one balance sheet per human being versus being every single life. If this happens to be true and let’s say person XYZ was a gardener in his past life with humble living nurturing thousands of plants then he might lead a sophisticated life in his current life where lady luck may keep showering.

        Is Luck directly proportional to hard work? I believe this is true as it fulfills the basic philosophy that hard work never fails. Sometimes no matter how hard you try things never click; this phase can be so frustrating. This is the time where not just one but many things go out of your reach and it really tests your patience. But all of a sudden everything seem to work and it just amazes you how quickly life changes. So does that mean you keep working hard and lady luck will take its course later in the game?

       Is Luck anything to do with Intelligence?  People who trade stocks take a big gamble but their instincts are backed up with sound intelligence. Intelligence is build by sound knowledge and sound knowledge is built by keeping abreast with industry news by reading articles, following strategies, following best practices etc., Though people lose money once they learn their lessons and try to be more wiser than before then there is a good chance lady luck may favor them.

      So I believe Luck has several dimensions to it – keep working hard, being wise and also leveraging on the goodwill earned from our past lives. But nevertheless Luck is a very interesting topic to explore.