There’s an awesome story I came across in Andrew Matthews’ book ‘Follow your Heart’.
There once lived a farmer. He had a son and a horse. One day the horse ran away and the neighbours came to the farmer to console him “What bad luck that your horse has run away!”
The farmer said “Who knows whether it’s good luck or bad luck?”
“Of course it’s bad luck!” said the neighbours.
A few days later, the farmer’s horse came back – with twenty more wild horses! The neighbours came to celebrate this time. “What good luck”, said they, “that your horse has come back with another twenty!”
“Who knows whether it’s good luck or bad luck?” replied the farmer.
And some of the neighbours, by now angry, said “Of course, it’s good luck, you silly old fool!”
One day, while the farmer’s son was riding one of the wild horses, he fell down and 
broke his leg. The neighbours felt sorry for him and told the farmer “What bad luck!”
And the farmer said “Who knows whether it’s good luck or bad luck?”
A couple of weeks later, the army came into their town and enlisted all the young men for a war in a distant land. All, except the farmer’s son thanks to his broken leg!
The neighbours said “What good luck you have…”
The farmer replied “Who knows!”
We can spend the rest of our lives trying to debate whether we’ve had good luck or bad luck, when most of the time we have no clue what’s really in store for us! Is there a need to label every unusual thing that happens in our lives as good luck or bad luck? Why not tell ourselves “My life is a series of events, happening in perfect order.” And better still, if you were to apply the law of attraction, you would say “Everything that happens in my life, everything, I ATTRACT into it. I create my life, as I go along. This luck thing is just an illusion.”
I know this can be all very confusing. There are people who are staunch believers in the luck factor. And there are those who aren’t. It really doesn’t matter what the world thinks. What matters is what you think!
I used to wonder “How come some people are always very lucky?” HOW, is it possible? After years of thinking, I finally concluded. They make their own luck. And so can you. If you think you can! Ask me. It’s easier than you think it is!
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It took me until I was about 40 years old to have even the most remote comprehension of what you just wrote. I had a friend that died of cancer when she was 33 years old. She used to always say, “There is a purpose. Everything, absolutely everything, happens for a reason.” There are no accidents, and each of us are walking our own unique path. I think perhaps when we realize that, things become just a bit less stressful. I may not know what tomorrow will bring, but I have TODAY! So today…right now…this moment…I choose to be here now. And thought I still have some “freak out moments,” I know that the highest truth is…I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.
Thanks again for your wonderful, insightful, well-written blog posts.
Hi Lori,
Thanks for your feedback and glad to know you found the various posts useful. I do look forward to your views on other posts as well. You’re so right. Yesterday is History, tomorrow is a Mystery. The only reality we all have is Today and more importantly NOW! Make the most of it!
regards
Milind Jadhav
Hi Milind, I trust you are doing well. Nice message with an example about the life. I too started trusting the power of attraction in life. Awesome !!!
Damn man. My first blog was just about this and you helped me learn a bit more. I would highly appreciate if you read it, although it is fairly lengthy.
This is very true though. Luck is in the eye’s of the beholder. Depends how you look at it and analyze it. I just think that instead of being like this farmer, you should always be happy for the “good luck” you get. And when you aren’t so lucky, simply shrug it off, learn from it, and press the “reset” button as your other post says!
Hey David, Will definately read your first post. All the best for your Blog. How well it turns out over time is completely upto you. There’s no part luck can play in it. And if at times, you do seem to get lucky just remember “The harder you work, the luckier you get!”
Hey Milind, very good post. I don’t know what i will share will relate to the topic which you have touched upon but thought i should write. You are right by saying that people make their own luck and i think its important. When i look back and see what all i did, must had something good in it which brought me luck in the form of happy life,good job and satisfying parents. As Lori rightly puts it that i have “Today” with me and it all depends on me on how i make my today beautiful so that 10 years later i should have the same feeling of what i have today.
Thanks Milind.
Regards,
Pulak
Hi Pulak,
I think that’s a wonderful way to look at it.. accepting and acknowledging that it is what you have DONE in the past that has brought you success and happiness and that it is not Luck which has done that!
cheers
MIlind