Does hard work bring luck...?
By chayapathys
@chayapathys (2111)
India
January 20, 2011 10:24pm CST
Former US President late Thomas Jefferson once said "The harder I work luckier I appear to be".I very much like these words.When I started thinking about truth in these words I began to wonder as to how far is it true.The more I thought the more I got confused.How can hard work bring luck to any one.Is it only a wishful thinking or is there any truth.Were these words uttered only to make others to work harder and extract more work from others..like that many ideas came to my mind.May be there is truth in his words.Because of hard work only he became the president of America.It is not a joke.By working harder we can definitely get better results.Can you explain the truth in these words and what is your exeperience...
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11 responses
@carrine (2743)
• Philippines
22 Jan 11
the harder i work luckier i appear to be, meaning that all the hardworks he made he got it. or make it simpler, what you sow what you reap. i do believes on this also because it applies in every aspects in life. and i can see it in myself. if i will work hard then i get it.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
28 Jan 11
What you say is correct.Luck is invisible and when you consider your work has given you mental stisfaction it is luck.Hard work is always welcome and it is never goes unrewarded.By working hard you loose nothing but you will gain though not always in terms of money.You make a mark and people around you have respect for you.What more you want in life...
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
28 Jan 11
You loose nothing by working hard. You have mental satisfaction that you have done the job to the best of your ability.What more you want.Reward is different and money cannot be the criteria to judge the work.Some make more money and it has nothing to do with hard work.God helps those who work hard in any field.God's grace is luck and there is nothing equal to it...
@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
21 Jan 11
You can't actually prove this since luck isn't something that can be proven.
I don't think it's true. Working hard and working right will get you great results, what's happening to jefferson is just that he's reaping the fruits of his hard work
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Jan 11
As you rightly said Jefferson was reaping the resuls of his hard but he chose to attribute the success and good results to luck and it speaks of his nobility.Hard work is a reality and luck is imaginative.We cannot depend upon imagination for good results...
@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
21 Jan 11
In my opinion this mean the harder one works, the better results he gets and better results are consider good luck, producing something good from your work. If one work hard, he'll better opportunities, better options, better choices and it does separate you from the rest who had not given any hard work in any task, therefore failures hound them.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Jan 11
With hard work we can reap good results and sucess.Luck is secondary and it will accelerate the good results.We cannot simply depend upon luck and expect sucess without doing hard work. In a way luck and hard work go hand in hand and they help each other.Those who are lazy cannot be successful in any field.That much is certain....
@DertyJ (192)
• United States
21 Jan 11
I know I may sounds cocky by saying this but if hard work brings luck then hopefully I will become very lucky because I work very hard and long hours. I don't experience too much luck but it may be that I need to look deeper and realize I am lucky for everything I have. A home, a loving girlfriend, food, friends, money. I would consider anyone with those is a lucky person so I would say hard work does bring luck in most cases.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
28 Jan 11
Luck is invisible.It is a feeling. Once you do hard work results pour in and you feel happy and that is called luck.what else can luck be excepting getting satisfaction in doing the work.It is not for others to say but it is self satisfaction that is luck.Work hard in any field you have chosen and you will certainly feel very happy and lucky...@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Jan 11
Hard work only helped Jefferson to bcome President of USA.He did not depend upon his luck.But he gave credit to luck for hissuccess.It speaks of nobility.May be luck accelerated his sucess and helped to become great in real life."Hard work never goes unrewarded".Is it not..?
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Jan 11
Why bother about luck.First of all let us work hard and there is nothing wrong in hard working.If luck favours let us take otherwise also we have the satisfaction of doing the work to the best of our ability.This attitude is good and it pays also...
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
25 Jan 11
As you rightly say it is not merely hard work that brings luck but also we should make right choice.Otherwise mere hard work is useless and worthless fields may not result inbringing good luck for us.thank you for sharing..
@a98231 (238)
• India
21 Jan 11
God only helps those who help themselves! you guys have might heard it so if you work hard no one can really stop you from reaching your goal....because God's blessing's are with you.
It easy to say but its's more tough to do it so good luck to u and God bless all u guys !
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
28 Jan 11
Very good analysis.Self help is the best help.If you are hard working no one can stop you from reaching your goals.Certainly God helps those who are hardworking.God's grace can be termed as luck.?The lazy people will never achieve anything in life.So luck favours those who do hard work...
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
25 Jan 11
Yes.Simply depending upon luck is of no use..Mere luck will not bring sucsesss and luck coupled with hard work brings good results and success in life.Luck adds to hard work and hard work in any fields is necessary to shine and also make money.All the best..
@denydungrani (359)
• India
21 Jan 11
Yes i definitely agree with you. Without hard luck you cant just sit and be rest assured about your success. For anything that to aim to do in the world requires hardwork. Ofcourse hardwork and luck are altogther difficult terms though. For example you may have prepare hard for your exams, but the questions you didnt prepare well appear in your paper, it can be considered as your hardluck but if you didnt work hard every question will appear tough to you in the paper. So hardwork and luck go together hand in hand.
@chayapathys (2111)
• India
26 Jan 11
You have correctly made distinction between hard work and luck.The hard luck factor is also there.But without hard work you cannot expect miracles to happen depending upon luck.Our trials by way of hard work must be there and leave luck in the hands of God who knows as to who deserve luck and He will do justice...
