'Luck' VERSUS 'Faith'

Do you believe in this word called ‘luck’? I believe many people do and some may even label themselves as being ‘lucky’ all the time, or even ‘unlucky’. When something that seems ‘too good to be true’ happens, more often than not, most people will just write it off as ‘sheer luck’. This similarly accounts for unwanted circumstances that take place in one’s life as well.

As you can see, many people thus believe in an external power that is responsible in governing their lives and shaping their circumstances. Many lead on their lives believing that they have got no control whatsoever in producing the results or outcome that they so desire in their lives. This common misconception is one that gave birth to the term called ‘luck’. Many fall and define their lives by this word called ‘luck’, even my very own parents. So, it is no wonder that the lives of these people have an oscillating effect of temporal happiness and misery.

Today, I am writing this article to show you that the true power indeed does lie within yourself, and not at all dependant on any other external circumstance or source. To begin with, I would like to narrate to you a story of an 83 year old woman. This 83 year old woman, when seen on the side of the road, would automatically be dismissed as merely an ordinary 83 year old. She is, however, not as ordinary as she may seem for she is much more than that; she is a living enigma. This lady had won a notably large number of prizes from various contests so much so that she is labeled as ‘The Winning Sage’. Prizes such as washing machines, televisions, Hammond organs, out-board motors, free trips, cash prizes and many more have been won by this lady over the years of her life. It has been reported that by the year 1982, she has practically won over 5,000 prizes and she has had too many prizes that she had to give them away.

Sounds amazing? To top that, her biggest achievement in her art-of-winning was winning herself a luxurious home from Formica Inc., having been chosen out of 2 million entries. These statements may appear bizarrely impossible to believe but this astounding woman is none other than 83 year old Madam Helene Hadsell herself.