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When people succeed, it is because of hard work, but luck has a lot to do
with it,too. Success without some luck is almost impossible. The French emperor
Napoleon said of one of his generals, “I know he’s good. But is he lucky?”
Napoleon knew that all the hard work and talent in the world can’t make up for
bad luck. However, hard work can invite good luck.
When it comes to success, luck can mean being in the right place to meet
someone, or having the right skills to get a job done. It might mean turning
down an offer and then having a better offer come along. Nothing can replace
hard work, but working hard also means you’re preparing yourself opportunity.
Opportunity very often depends on luck.
How many of the great inventions and discoveries came about through a lucky
mistake or a lucky chance? One of the biggest lucky mistakes in history is
Columbus’ so-called discovery of America. He enriched his sponsors and changed
history, but he was really looking for India. However, Columbus’ chance
discovery wasn’t pure luck. It was backed up by years of studying and
calculating. He worked hard to prove his theory that the world was round.
Success that comes from pure luck and no hard work can be a real problem.
For example, consider a teenage girl who becomes a movie star.
Imagine she’s been picked from nowhere because of her looks. She is going
to feel very insecure, because she knows she didn’t do anything to earn her
stardom. On the other hand, think about an actress who’s spend years learning
and working at her craft. When she finally has good luck and becomes a success,
she will handle stardom better, she knows she earns it.
People who work hard help make their own luck by being ready opportunity
knocks. When it comes to success. I think that hard work and luck so hand in
hand.
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:24:35