The radical moral implications of luck in human life

Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “All successful men have agreed in being causationist.”

See, they see themselves as the CAUSE, not the effect, of whatever happens in their lives.

Unsuccessful people generally believe themselves to be the effect of their environment.
 
Handle123 said:
There is nothing to apologize for speaking truth? There are two United States, one that you falsely believe in if you live n USA and there is truth of living in the ghetto and have next to zero chance of escaping as drug/gang leaders will beat the life out of you if you don't join.

Having supportive family and wealth is no guarantee you will succeed, matter of fact it is even tougher than folks who are middle income. Growing up affluent, they often have no drive as much was handed easily to them, have you checked how many kids rather be on drugs and not get jobs and they in their 20-30s?

@SimpleMeLike speaks truth Sir, and much depends on where we grew up.
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I do not know the realty you are speaking about, only from some reading. Very sad.

However, even if one brought up in the depressive reality it cannot give him rights to be rude and offensive and using bad words, especially in public.

So, there is a big difference between saying the truth and sending negativity and bs words to others.
 
To achieve what you want in life you must have a paradigm shift. And that shift can be painful to acknowledge, accept and even consider.

YOU MUST COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT YOU ALONE ARE THE CAUSE AND PRIMARY SOURCE OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT, SITUATIONS, AND CONDITIONS IN YOUR LIFE.

Whatever your environment and world looks like at this moment, you and you alone have caused it to look that way. Your life, health, finances, your relationships, and your job...it is ALL your doing, yours and no one else’s. You will probably deny this to be THE CASE. That is your problem..not mine..

ROFLMAO
 
You are the cause and source of everything that happens in your life. It is all your creation and not anyone else’s. I am too. So... we have to assume responsibility. And assume responsibility for changing them.
 
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ironchef said:
It was luck sir. Pure luck I stumbled onto a job I love, if I hated my job, I wouldn't be work hard at all.
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I don't think people connect luck and hard work together. Kylie sure isn't working hard. Maybe on her make up.
 
I think an interesting question would be if we could switch up the people. Insert the kid who grew up in a good home into an area with very little hope and opportunity, but with all the so called skills about hard work and nurturing. How far can he be expected to get having the right mindset but very little opportunity if he is born in the wrong country/city, born the wrong color, etc.? Likewise, take a kid from some God forgotten place and put him into a nice environment with opportunity.

I bet that if you repeat this experiment 100 times, you would arrive at a highly statistically significant result which shows that in the place of opportunity, your chances of success are so much better, no matter how underprivileged you started, than if you start with the right mindset, but get thrown into a hell hole.
 
Most people, by the time they grow up into being adults, have their minds made up about life and they find it extremely hard to change. And they don’t really want to be challenged with any change concerning their views and beliefs. They just don’t want to be bothered with it.
 
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