Luck

It was Elan who first seeded this topic in my mind. One question always hurt me: Why is it that if we do something we like, go into our passion/interest, we do not get that much recognition/reward/remuneration as compared to something else which we do not feel (so much) for but which rewards you more than your passion? Elan said it's a generalisation. It's actually luck. For example, you may love acting and you go into acting and become famous. If you are not so lucky, you may be acting for years but no one recognises your potential. It's all about luck.

"Just My Luck". Watched it yesterday. Ster and Bei felt that the ending was touching and they felt like crying. Didn't feel anything but felt the music was great. McFly was in that show and I thought their music was cool. Was shaking my legs and rocking my body a little to their music while watching the movie. Even Ster was shaking her legs. If not for the fact that I was sitting down, I'd be like one of the fans in a rock concert. Cool music. Made me feel like going to a rock concert. Simple Plan's a bit depressing although I can relate to their songs. McFly's more upbeat.

Anyway, in "Just My Luck", we saw how the wheel of fortune turned and Ashley Albright (Lindsay Lohan) and Jake Hardin (Chris Pine) switched luck. Jake started out as the unluckiest guy in the world: water on the road splashing onto him when a car passed, pants dropping, dog poop on fingers, being kicked in the balls by a jogger who mistook him for a molester, ending up with the police. Nothing could be worse than that. Then we saw Ashley as the likeable, successful, young exec whose life couldn't be more smooth-sailing and luckier. Ashley didn't believe in luck until she switched luck with Jake afterwhich she went to the gypsy to demand her luck back. Haha. People never believe in something until something else happens.

Luck is subjective. Someone may be destined to be lucky but if he is going to slack and be laid-back, only depending on his luck to get him by, he may not get very far. Maybe not as far as if he'd worked hard and used his luck. On one hand, I believe that you hold your destiny in your hands and you create your own luck. On the other hand, I've been in situations in which I prepared for everything yet the results, when they come, fail me. Everything seemed certain save for the luck factor. Diligence, perseverence, preparedness is one thing. But you can't dismiss this thing called Luck.