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A first-century Roman philosopher once said, "Luck is where opportunity meets preparation".
It is not saying that luck has nothing to do with success, but rather, it is defining luck as a point where our preparation and opportunity finally connects. Thus, luck by itself cannot lead us to success but only works as a catalyst that speeds up the process for other factors to sum up, leading the way. This is why we need to work hard and prepare for the future instead of relying on luck.
People tend to procrastinate more when they solely rely on luck. As human beings, there are limits on what we can do beyond our abilities and this is the reason why we educate ourselves, to bring out our potential. However, there would not be any development if we do not even try to put an effort and just wait for luck to do something for us. Life is real. There is nothing like magic that happens for no reason. We reap what we sow. In order for us to get the fruit we want, success for instance, we have to work extra hard to compete with others and survive through the battle.
Moreover, luck is unreliable since it is subjective. Everyone thinks of its definition differently. Thus, it is easily changed over individual's perspective, attitude, and environment. For example, If someone get a good score on an exam even though he fell asleep while he was studying the night before. So he might say he was lucky, but when we look at it the other way, the test might have been easy at the time or he is a sincere student that has been prepared through his daily work. This shows the meaning of looking in different point of view that can make the story up-side-down.
Finally, it is not about luck that whether we would end up being successful or not, but it is about how much time and effort we put in to prepare for the future besides thinking positively to make our life plan productively.
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