by: Regenia G. Butcher
During a conversation recently, the word "lucky"
was mentioned and you know how it is when
your mind latches onto a word and throws it
around awhile in your thought process. I couldn't
help but explore the word a bit more. Here are a
few thoughts from my musing.
You take a coin and eagerly scratch the coating
off the small ticket that holds awaiting monetary
promises. You turn to the tv channel that
broadcasts the regular ceremony and
apprehensively watch as each numbered ball is
chosen and displayed. You write your name,
address and phone number on the small form
and drop it into the slotted box atop the table
next to the shiny, four-wheeled marvel and hope
that you're the one who will soon be its owner.
Temptation is everywhere, so close and yet so
far away and all depending on numbers...on
chance...on the luck of the draw.
What makes one person lucky and another not?
Does luck swirl around and land like a deflated
balloon on the person nearest it? Or is luck
magnetic and some people happen to have
more minerals in their systems that draw it closer
to them? Is luck dependent on genetic ancestry
or is being lucky a learned quality?
Is being lucky one of those good/bad things? Is
being lucky one of those good/bad things? (Bob
won the lottery, but now suddenly, everyone is
his long-lost cousin with their hand out.) Can
one be burdened by too much luck? ("What's the
matter, friend? You look troubled." "Indeed!" you
say, as you undo the strap and slip off the heavy
backpack you've been carrying around. "That
luck sure has been weighing me down lately.")
Why do we acknowledge "being lucky" as being
in it's positive form? There are, afterall, two
types of luck -- good AND bad. Is it wishful
thinking that causes us to connect "being lucky"
with being fortunate rather than being
unfortunate, as in if we don't talk about the bad,
maybe it'll go away? Is bad luck ever good luck
in disguise, like a bunch of ingredients that
doesn't appear appetizing at first but becomes a
five-star dessert after it's baked? Is Garth
Brook's song true when he sings, "Some of
God's little gifts are unanswered prayers."?
But then if bad luck can morph itself, is there a
detecting device that can alert a person to it's
true reality? ("Yes, see there...it's bad luck...the
meter hand is going into the bad zone!") Can we
buy such a device at Wal-Mart?
Do we make our own good luck by socializing
more and knowing more people, as discussed in
Richard Wiseman's book, "The Luck Factor"?
Afterall, we do have more power and control
over our lives and the circumstances in it than
we might realize.
Some people state that if it wasn't for bad luck
they'd have no luck at all. Could this be so? Do
they perhaps need more minerals in their system
or an uncloaking mechanism to be able to
decipher the bad luck from what may actually be
good in disguise? One thing is certain, we can't
leave it to 4-leaf clovers, charms and
horseshoes to do all the work. Besides, what
iron setting do you use when you press your
luck?
About The Author
Regenia G. Butcher is an author on a site for
Creative Writers ( http://www.Writing.Com ). She
is also a crafter and is currently working on a
"quirky" word reference book. She usually not
only sees the glass half full, but rejoices that
there IS a glass. You can visit her portfolio at:
http://www.sensity.writing.com
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