Sunday, November 28, 2010

On matters of luck and faith

I am not someone that believes in luck. Nor do I consider myself someone who has alot of faith. It's not that I don't believe in God, or chance for that matter. In my opinion, 'luck' and 'faith' are words used too loosely.

If a relationship doesn't work out, people will tell you to have 'faith' and you'll meet someone. If you recently just graduated and have yet to land a job, all of a sudden you become 'unlucky'. I am not sure what the statistics are supporting my following statement yet I say this with confidence- you can sit home all day sulking post-relationship with all the faith in the world but if you refuse to go out and put in effort, you'll never meet someone. Same goes for the lack-of-luck arguement with regards to unemployment. The economy is bad, unemployment is high - factors that are a result of decisions and actions taken in the past decade. All you newly grads- you didn't graduate in a bad economy because you are 'unlucky'. You graduated in 2010 because you started college in 2006, and you started college in 2006, because you started kindergarden in 1991, a few years after you were born, nine months after you were concieved, a direct biological result of the loving union of a male and female.

Without turning this into a never-ending diatribe, luck and faith or lackthereof, have become excuses often used as a scapegoat and a way to forgo accountability for oneself. No one ever wants to admit that their failed relationship, bad grades, unemployment, or car accident is a direct or indirect of their actions/decisions.

Blame it on luck, or God temorarily forgetting about you. But if your not willing to do something about it, then I'm afraid you'll forever be sh*t outta luck!