Some people think luck is more important in having a successful life than hard work, whereras others place higher priority on working hard. As far as I am concerned, hard work is the most important factor of success. This is because those who work harder gain more opportunities to be successful in life, and many cases disproved the idea that luck is essential in life.
To begin with, in terms of opportunity, hard-working people have more potential in having a successful life. Of course, it is difficult to say that if you work hard, you will succeed for sure. However, people have to know hard-working guarantees more chances. Supposed that there would be only one question in the test, and the teacher would make the question from chaper 1 to chapter 3 in the text book. Those who worked hard to cover the whole chapters would be able to acquire the perfect score regardless of which chapter the teacher produced the question from. However, those who studied only chapter 1 and wanted just luck(?) on the test would be likely to fail.
In addition, people are able to look for a lot of cases around that many people have overcome bad luck and eventually succeed in their lives. A lot of people suffer from inherent difficulties in the beginning. However, the power of a human being is overwhelming. These are actually proven by many case and examples. The most popular story is about the handicapped guy named Otodakae. It is unbelievable that he had no legs and arms when he was born. However, he got along with other people well, got married, and had a blessing family. The story of his overcoming the barriers was published and moved many people's heart. This example strongly suggest that hard work is more important than luck.
To sum up, success is the outcome of hard work rather than luck. Those who work hard take advantage of more opportunities to plan for their future, and this is supported by many moving stories in which people overcame bad luck and have a successful life. It is better stop to whine about what you already have had. Be hard-working and change your future.
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