Luck

One day, I read an article where a very successful man said something that stayed with me. He mentioned that he had seen people far more talented than himself, yet he was the one who got the opportunity to succeed. According to him, luck plays a 70% role in success, while hard work contributes 30%.

That made me think—if luck matters so much, how do we generate that kind of luck in our lives because for most of my life, whenever there was something to win, I somehow never did. It didn’t matter whether it was playing cards with friends, betting at a snooker table, or putting money on a cricket match—the result almost always went the other way. The moment I bet, things seemed to turn dull and blue.

Once, just for fun, a few friends picked up a wallet from a store and gave it to me to hide. Somehow, I was the one the shopkeeper caught. Not them—me. When it came to relationship, it felt similar as I never had the girl I truly loved.

As I grew older, I started putting all these moments into one basket. In college, I bet money on a cricket match and lost. Later, I put all my savings into a poker game—and lost that too. I tried starting my own business three times, and every time I had to shut it down. Slowly, without even realizing it, I began telling myself a story: maybe I’m just unlucky.

There were times I truly believed it.
But life wasn’t always that harsh.

I studied hard for a job, and I got it. At that moment, it felt like luck. Later, I got married to someone I barely knew, and it turned out to be good. I was blessed with a loving daughter. I received promotions. My investments grew. All of this slowly shaped my understanding of how luck actually works. Luck is not random. We create it—through effort, patience, and decisions—so that, over time, things begin to work in our favor.

Whenever we try something new, especially when we are hoping for a result, we bring luck into the picture. We imagine someone above us, watching and deciding in real time whether we will win or lose. And if things don’t go our way often enough, we start believing that luck is simply not on our side.

But over time, I began to see things differently.

If you look closely, luck starts to feel less mysterious. To understand luck, one must understand two eternal laws. Every action has a result. When I took part in something wrong—like stealing that wallet—the result came back to me. When I placed bets where the chances of losing were already high, I called it bad luck later, but the choice was mine from the start.

The more important realization came slowly: we are always creating our future luck.

Think about parents. If you are lucky enough to have loving ones but you don’t value them, don’t spend time with them, don’t stand by them when they need you—what happens to that blessing? Does life continue to give it freely, or does it quietly teach you a lesson through absence?

If you borrow from someone and do not repay, do you really see money flowing to you in the long run? Maybe in the short term. But slowly, trust erodes—and with it, opportunities. The flow stops where integrity is missing.

If you make money by deceiving someone, ask yourself: Will that money truly support you? Or will it find its way into losses, conflicts, illnesses, or situations you never wished for?

The same applies to everything—how we treat people, how we react in anger, how we help someone without expecting anything back, how we behave when no one is watching. These things don’t disappear. They stay somewhere. And one day, they come back, quietly, as what we call luck.

When our actions are better, chances start changing. Not dramatically, not overnight—but slowly. You find yourself in the right place. You meet the right people. You make slightly better decisions. Even small things—winning a game, getting guidance at the right time—start happening more often.

So whenever you feel unlucky, don’t look too far. Just look at how you are living right now. Ask yourself whether your actions today are strong enough to create a better tomorrow. Otherwise, you may find yourself saying the same thing again someday—that life feels unfair.

Luck isn’t magic. It’s not random. We often receive tomorrow what we quietly earn today. Life doesn’t judge us loudly—it responds.

If you want better luck, start with better actions.

Help your parents when they need you.
Be patient with your partner on difficult days.
Help someone who crosses your path without thinking too much.
Smile more often—it costs nothing.

These things look small, but they carry weight.

Do something a little better today, and tomorrow may surprise you.
That surprise is what we call luck.