Blame It on Bad Luck

21 Blame It on Bad Luck There is good luck and bad luck. Then there is foolishness which is often blamed on bad luck. Here is a tale to demonstrate how this works. Listen carefully and ask yourself, “ Have I ever blamed luck for something foolish I have done?" A traveller in a strange land was tired from walking all day. At the moment, he could not go any further on his journey. He stopped in the shade of some trees at the edge of a wide and deep well. Being tired, he lay down very near the edge of the well, and fell fast asleep. As you know, we often toss and turn in our sleep, and that is exactly what the traveller began to do. He rolled on his side and was on the brink of falling into the well. But Lady Luck was watching. She immediately came and shook the traveller awake before he fell into the deep well.

“ Wake up, good traveller, " said Lady Luck. “ You were about to fall into the well and drown. And of course, your friends and family would blame your misfortune on me, Lady Luck. That is why I have saved you. " The traveller thanked Lady Luck, promising that he had learned his lesson. For the rest of his days, he spoke kindly of Lady Luck, often repeating her words to others, so that they might take responsibility for their poor decisions. " I have found that I am blamed for many things, " Lady Luck told him. " But if you look closely, you will often find that luck, good or bad, had nothing to do with it. Misfortunes are often the result of foolishness. "