[grey_whiskers]

Well Done.

It is true that success typically requires hard work, and lasting success even more so.

But there is such a thing as "chance" (drunk drivers, deciding to read an email later which would have opened a door had you read it immediately, etc.); but these are not usually the *primary* determinant.

OTOH, there is also "good luck" which most often comes by reputation or other people of whom you were unaware, advancing your interests or talking you up.

Cheers!

[G. Stolyarov II]

Thank you for your readership and your interesting comments; I was glad to read your feedback, and I appreciate your kind words.

[supercat]

OTOH, there is also "good luck" which most often comes by reputation or other people of whom you were unaware, advancing your interests or talking you up.

True, luck may bestow one with opportunities which one would not have had without it, but even an unlucky person who knows how to take advantage of opportunities when they arise will fare better than a lucky person who lets the arriving opportunities slip away.