“You have no idea what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” – Cormac McCarthy, American Author
Brethren,
It can often be heard that someone has good luck, bad luck, or no luck at all. It has also been said that luck is 99% preparation and 1% inspiration. I say that luck is a chance to look at things from a different perspective.
A “lucky” person would view the world in a different way than a person who believes they have bad luck. The lucky person sees a coin in the street and sees the boon of additional funds. The person with bad luck is the one who dropped the coin. Consider not the coin but the men whose stories have interweaved. Seeing things from multiple perspectives opens our minds to a wider, more extended range of thought. Allowing us to consider more than just the good and bad of each situation.
Let us look at the coin situation from a different viewpoint. The man who found the coin may be utterly destitute, having suffered a complete loss of his fortune and the coin is the first step he will make to starting his life anew. Now, the man who lost the coin, perhaps the coin fell from a satchel overflowing from a tremendous monetary gain, gone unnoticed due to the abundance in his possession. Not every story is as you would perceive.
Do not underestimate the motivational power of luck. Bad luck helps us persevere and overcome obstacles that may seem insurmountable. Good luck brings us joy and allows us to share our good fortune with the world.
Remember the lesson of perspective that luck can teach us and let the tools of Masonry help you utilize those lessons. We as Masons are extremely “lucky” to have been given these lessons and the ability to bring them into our world.
Thank you, Brethren, and may all the luck of the universe be with you!
Fraternally,
WM William D. Bilbow, III