Chasing Dame Luck

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Luck! This is perhaps one thing all the people in the world would like to have on their side when they undertake any task. Many people have their own take on the things which bring them luck. Some believe that wearing a particular dress for special occasions would bring them luck, while the rest have their own lucky charms.


Since luck cannot be seen, felt or smelt, one cannot conclusively prove that there is a thing called LUCK. So, why do many people believe in luck? Is it because one can use luck (Or lack of it to be precise) as an excuse whenever things go wrong? Or is it simply because it acts as a feel good factor?


Anyway, assuming that luck does exist, why do some people get lucky more often than others? Trust me guys, this is true. Some blokes are more fortunate than the rest of us in this regard. For eg, one of my fellow blogger here is a very lucky guy, although he vehemently opposes this whenever we talk on this subject. (No prizes for guessing his name guys.). And how do these “naturally lucky” people acquire this gift? Does prayer bring luck? Or is it a rare gift that only a few gifted (lucky???) ones possess?

Or, if there is no such thing called “Luck”. Then why do many deserving people often fail in their endeavors? Is it due to fate? Then again fate is also an abstract concept which cannot be clearly defined.


Since we cannot decipher luck, take life as it comes. If luck gives you a helping hand, grab it. Otherwise take the hard road ahead. Remember, there are many people who travel the hard road and succeed.

!SURWASTE!

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For a world that’s increasingly becoming lazy, data is digested only in the form of bar graphs and pie charts! For an analyst to perform such functions he needs solid data. Let me share with you an incident which caught me off guard and justified my prejudice!

Our project proceedings were in shambles and hence we opted for a combined study at my home (this has nothing to do with the incident)! We did nothing worthwhile ensuring that it remained in shambles! Wanted refreshment badly and decided to step out for an evening munch. Vadi had other better chores to fulfill and hence it was jus me and blade for the outing. After silencing our stomachs… we were walking back home unaware of the things to come!

Suddenly we were confronted by two ladies who came in from nowhere and started off with a ‘sir’ (Man…. It was nice being addressed like that). They wanted us to be a part of the survey that they were conducting (banking and finance), and one of the ladies fittingly mentioned that gifts would be given on completion (this added to the ‘sir’ effect)! Blade was slightly unwilling but the ladies had enough skills to convince us both!

Date: 10th April 2008 (Thursday)
Venue: A small marriage hall near my house

They escorted us into the hall and asked us to be seated. Was surprised to see that there were already a good number of victims inside the hall! The first thing that they wanted us to do was lie… to lie that we were married! Of all the embarrassments that I had endured in my life this will always be rated high! Both of us wanted to leave but they were again adept in convincing us that the gift was worth lying! The ladies explained us that they were training us (to confidently lie) for a meeting with the original surveyor, who was on the far end of the hall questioning hapless victims like us!

Then came a man towards us and told the ladies that no more victims were required…. The ladies apologized for the inconvenience (they never knew that I wanted the gift and not their apology)… So both of us left the hall empty handed (without the promised gift but with embarrassment worth remembering and sharing with you people) with similar trained liars!

In the time to come… before even interpreting pie charts and bar graphs…. I cant help my memory flashing this incident! Hands on experience answering a SURVEY… sorry SURWASTE!

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