Everyone's got the friend who always seems to have something terribly, earth-shatteringly wrong with them on a regular basis.
You know: that friend of yours whose got three kids, another one on the way, and always seems to be behind on his bills or just a hair's breadth away from eviction every three months.
Or the actor friend of yours who's always complaining about blanking out during an audition, who tells you, over three glasses of pure gin, that he's just not a lucky man.
Well, here are a few thoughts on why some people-- people just we all know-- are not lucky.
Most of the time a person's branded as being unlucky, it's because they don't prepare properly for the things they want.
Take, for instance, the friend who's always behind on his rent and can barely afford to feed his kids.
Not to be callous, but have you considered that this person might well have habits-- smoking, drinking, etc.
-- or simply be so bad with money that, while he might make enough to support his family, still hasn't the foresight to plan for the utility bills? Or the actor with the nasty case of forgetfulness.
Most of the time that's completely a matter of being ill-prepared for the audition or the show, and in most cases can easily be avoided by simply putting in the time and effort to do the things needed to be done properly.
I reject the argument that people have good or bad luck.
People make good and bad choices, and nine times out of ten their life's predicaments can be readily attached to the choices they made along the way.
So, if you're behind on your bills and aren't working enough hours, maybe you should work more hours.
Don't waste your time looking up quick-fix solutions to why your "luck" is bad when, in fact, you haven't done the necessary preparation work to function properly in the society in which you live.