Is luck on your side? Do you consider yourself one of those people that is just lucky? Everything falling into place, that kind of stuff.
Or are we living in such a closed, depressed society, where everything seems a constant struggle, to even contemplate the thought of luck?
With the country the way it is, can any of us truly say that we are lucky? Like, everything seems to go our way, everyday?
Politicians' expenses scandal, job losses, gangs, health scares, money worries, teenage pregnancies, immigration problems, the banking crisis and terrorism - not exactly an easy life for the everyday person. Oh, and lets not forget the Jordan and Peter saga, yeah, cos that's really gonna change the world. Oh dear.....
Four leaf clovers, wishbones, horseshoes and a rabbit's foot - do we really consider these lucky? Do people live by superstition - does it control their way of life? Avoiding black cats, walking under ladders, fearing the number 13 - common talking points - but are they the carriers of bad luck?
Are you one of those people that just never seem to catch a break - a string of bad luck that seems never ending and relentless?
I sometimes find myself contemplating 'what if?' when it comes to events throughout my day - what if I hadn't turned left instead of right? what if I had sat in a different chair in Starbucks? What if I had given that guy my number in that bar last week? Then again, it seems pointless to think about the past, because, well, it's not as if I can miraculously turn back time is it.
What about a truly Bad Day? I capitalise it like it is some anniversary or national event - but it is an event. Everyone has had one of those days. I remember when I was younger I had such a day - I got to about nine o'clock in the evening and I just burst out in anger, things were just not going right and I couldn't take it anymore. It played out like some slapstick comedy of horrendous events, mistakes, problems and disasters. However simple they seemed whenever you have a whole day of it you can't take it anymore.
So are you born lucky? To a certain extent I believe you can make your own luck, but is there some outsider watching over you, deciding your fate, or just pointing you in the right direction? Do you get dealt a card when your are born - good or bad, easy life or hard? How good is it to have a completely lucky day? Is it even possible to have such a thing?
Answers on a postcard people xoxo
