Mary’s Minute
“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.”
~ Lucius Annaeus
Seneca
“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and
effect.”
~ Ralph Waldo
Emerson
I
admit that sometimes I am the fool described by Emerson, believing in
luck. My analytical son loves an
argument about the scientific reasons why “luck” doesn’t exist. I do not need an explanation for everything,
and can happily believe that unexplained good fortune can happen! I also believe in preparation and hard work.
There
is a children’s book called “Penny Wishes” in which the main character, Penny
sits by the sea tossing pennies in the ocean making wishes. In the end of the book, Penny realizes that she
cannot just make wishes without doing anything to make them come true. Luck and wishes are not enough, we must also
act. We cannot sit around and hope that
some good luck will come our way.
I
firmly believe that the harder we work the luckier we get, but tomorrow is St.
Patrick’s Day, which for me is a day that symbolizing good luck. Don’t stop working for your dreams. Don’t stop understanding that effects are
driven by causes, but I think it is also okay to believe in the beauty of good
luck. On St. Patrick’s Day and always,
may the luck of the Irish be with you!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Mary
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