I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 jrs > On Apr 21, 2016, at 1:34 AM, maia sauren <[email protected]> wrote: > > one of the aspects of luck is being born in environments that contain > opportunities. get born into the right set of circumstances and what luck > can do for you takes on a whole different meaning. sure, luck happens > everywhere - and probably equally - but the sizes of the lucky breaks are > different. > > On 19 April 2016 at 11:38, Charanya Chidambaram < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> True. I think we tend to simplify context, environment, having met the >> right people at some time who end up helping later, knowledge learnt in a >> continuum to - luck in the moment, as it feels like it came together >> without effort. >> On 19 Apr 2016 10:28 a.m., "Shenoy N" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Acknowledging that most, if not all of your achievements would never have >>> been possible had it not been for generous doses of luck is a lovely >>> practical philosophy and it is not difficult to see how it will result in >>> humbler and more compassionate individuals.
