mulls Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 What do you think "luck" is? Do you believe it? personally, i'm over the whole business about luck. if somebody says "i got in a car accident, i'm lucky to be alive," i say "no, you were blessed to be alive," or something to that effect. i do wonder about the small things, however. like if a i toss up a ridiculous shot while playing ball and it hits the rim and the backboard and the rim and goes in, is that lucky? i wouldn't call it a blessing, especially if somebody else loses the game due to that shot. i don't know, it's a lighthearted topic, i thought we could have some fun with it.
M.SIGGA Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 [quote]personally, i'm over the whole business about luck. if somebody says "i got in a car accident, i'm lucky to be alive," i say "no, you were blessed to be alive," or something to that effect.[/quote] I'm all about this. All goodness must be attributed to God and I think everything happens for a reason because God knows best. Whole-heartedly believing in/relying on "luck" and "chance" is a little bit supersticious, eh?
Bruce S Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) I am PREDESTINED not to have any luck... [as an odd aside, when we go out to a chinese resturant I'm the ONLY one that won't 'do' fortune cookies...they think I'm weird ... guess I am. And the Witch of Endor is always on my mind... ] I wonder what Jesus would think about the Urim and Thummim, sort of like Jewish Vegas dice ... ] Edited March 31, 2004 by Bruce S
littleflower+JMJ Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 my brother's fortune cookie the other day was..................... ready? it was....... "You will get new clothes" we couldn't stop laughing!!
willguy Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 I think there are coincidences which I guess you could call luck. For example, if I'm playing cards with my friends and get a good hand, I'm probably just going to call it luck, meaning that it was a nice coincidence. I don't think God is overly concerned about my Hearts hand.
Theoketos Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 [quote name='mulls' date='Mar 31 2004, 12:17 PM'] personally, i'm over the whole business about luck. if somebody says "i got in a car accident, i'm lucky to be alive," i say "no, you were blessed to be alive," or something to that effect. [/quote] When ever some one says to me "good luck", I say that I do not need for I have the Grace of God. Then one of my good friends told me that she means by luck that by which you are blessed with Grace... Still Fortune was a pagan goddess that explained away free choice and took away meaning from suffering. [quote] I am PREDESTINED not to have any luck...[/quote] I like to dwell on the fact that we all are predestined to Heaven and all we have to do is give a yes. Yes is so much easier then no in the long run! [quote]Whole-heartedly believing in/relying on "luck" and "chance" is a little bit supersticious, eh?[/quote] My Whole heart is consecrated to God per sancta Maria!
Dave Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Luck implies randomness. Well, there's no randomness about things that happen. Everything happens for a reason. Whether God causes something to happen or allows it to happen, God always has His reasons for it.
willguy Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 [quote name='Dave' date='Mar 31 2004, 04:28 PM'] Luck implies randomness. Well, there's no randomness about things that happen. Everything happens for a reason. Whether God causes something to happen or allows it to happen, God always has His reasons for it. [/quote] Does "EVERYTHING" happen for a reason? For example, does me accidentally misspelling example (which I went back and fixed) have a reason? Does me getting delt three Aces in a friendly poker game have a reason? Etc.
Dave Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 [quote name='willguy' date='Mar 31 2004, 06:03 PM'] Does "EVERYTHING" happen for a reason? For example, does me accidentally misspelling example (which I went back and fixed) have a reason? Does me getting delt three Aces in a friendly poker game have a reason? Etc. [/quote] Well, misspelling "example" happened because you were careless. Getting dealt 3 aces in a poker game ... hmmmm ... good question ...
mulls Posted April 1, 2004 Author Posted April 1, 2004 right, look at my basketball example from my original post, same thing. i'm not sure what to make of things like that.
willguy Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 [quote name='Dave' date='Mar 31 2004, 06:22 PM'] Well, misspelling "example" happened because you were careless. Getting dealt 3 aces in a poker game ... hmmmm ... good question ... [/quote] So could carelessness be a form of "bad luck" meaning something unfortunate that happens for no particular reason and without divine intervention?
MrsFrozen Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 I don't believe that people have luck. I think that fortunate things can happen to people, but it's not necessarily luck. On the other hand, I'm of Irish heritage, and sometimes I have felt that luck is on my side! God bless.
MrsFrozen Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 (edited) Woops, double post! Not so lucky after all, I guess. Edited April 1, 2004 by MrsFrozen
MrsFrozen Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 [quote name='willguy' date='Mar 31 2004, 06:03 PM'] Does "EVERYTHING" happen for a reason? For example, does me accidentally misspelling example (which I went back and fixed) have a reason? Does me getting delt three Aces in a friendly poker game have a reason? Etc. [/quote] Isn't it the Chaos theory that states that everything happens for a reason and starts a chain reaction that effects everything else? A bird flying over China effects the stock market?
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 My definition of luck is an uncontrollable event that falls in your favor. It happened by coincidence, not because some planets were aligned or I rubbed a lucky stone.
mulls Posted April 1, 2004 Author Posted April 1, 2004 i DEFINATELY don't believe in coincidence anymore. every "coincidence" i have experienced lately has, in retrospect, been a complete setup by God for something. it's all a setup. God is so wonderful.
willguy Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 [quote name='mulls' date='Apr 1 2004, 12:38 AM'] i DEFINATELY don't believe in coincidence anymore. every "coincidence" i have experienced lately has, in retrospect, been a complete setup by God for something. it's all a setup. God is so wonderful. [/quote] mulls, I think we'd all agree that most big things that happen in our lives are not luck or coincidence, and that often things that we attribute to one of those two are actually of God. However, it's the small things that I'm asking about. Things like hitting an unbelievable shot when shooting hoops or a good/bad hand of cards or the people at McDonalds forgetting to put ketchup on your burger or misspelling a word. Are these all from God, or are they just good/bad luck.
mulls Posted April 1, 2004 Author Posted April 1, 2004 i was distinguishing between luck and coincidence. coincidence is out the window for me, but i wonder about the small 'luck' things just like you.
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