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If success isn't a matter of luck, it also isn't a sign of natural superiority over those who are less successful, or the great universal ease of becoming succe
by slurgfest 14y ago
If success isn't a matter of luck, it also isn't a sign of natural superiority over those who are less successful, or the great universal ease of becoming successful.
I don't say this to be bitter, but let's have a little empathy with the many, many people in the world who work hard and still do not catch that many breaks. For example, no one doubts the greatness of Thomas Jefferson, but it would have been different for one of his field slaves to profess industriousness.
- avenger123 14y agoI think the underlying premise in all these statements is that working hard the "right" way is what makes the difference. I also agree that if you are selling garbage in the slums of India, no matter how hard you work, it's likely going to make very little difference in your overall life situation. At the same time, if you take the average person living in a western society, working hard does make a difference. With it you have a chance, without it you are leaving it very much to luck and circumstance. I also find that very few of us know what working hard really means. Working hard with a focus and a goal in mind will get results.