First things first I just want to point out that the title is a pun and not a spelling mistake, I just didn't want any misunderstandings. Now on to more thought trash
I don't think luck exists. I’m not going to beat around the bush, that’s just my 2 cents on the matter. In my opinion, what we call "chance" is nothing but a result of variables to complex and numerous to understand. If you don't believe me consider this, how do you think weather forecasts work? Thousands of years ago, people thought it the work of gods or chance, gathering variables and using them to make a conclusion. It may seem inaccurate right now, but as data gathering technology becomes more sophisticated, it isn't that unrealistic to believe that eventually it will be possible to predict the weather with 100% accuracy. It really wouldn't be that much of a stretch applying this to other things. Imagine a world where every time you flip a coin, you know exactly how it is going to land, where a dice roll will never be surprising, where “chance” doesn't exist. What would the be like, could you even picture that? Well honestly, If I am being realistic, that's probably impossible. The amount of information that would be necessary to predict even the smallest would make this a) unbelievably time consuming Just to make sure this doesnt comepletely devolve do redudundent rambling, I should probably wrap this whole thing up (Also it is 2 am and I don't feel like writing anymore)
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“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard”, it’s a nice quote, very inspirational. But what about when talent decides to work hard, what can someone with less talent do? I guess the obvious answer would be to work harder than they do, but how far can you really get without some kind of god given gift? Just take Usain Bolt for example, obviously he worked hard to get where he is, but somewhere out there, someone trained just as hard if not harder than him, but will never be able to reach the same speeds just because he was not born 1.95 meter tall. I understand both sides of this, I have been talented and talentless. For example I am not a natural athlete. I know people who can pick up a new sport like that *snapping sound, but for me to even be considered ok, I have to put a lot of time and effort. All the time, I see people put in half the effort to get twice the results, and it’s honestly kind of disheartening. Sometimes it seems kind of pointless to try if I know that there are people that I will never be able to surpass. On the other hand, school is kind of the opposite. It has never really been something that I have struggled with. I’m no genius, but things like math and science come pretty easy to me. I see others put hours of work into a test, only to get a lower mark. In the end, there is always one thing that I tell myself, “you don’t have to be the best to be happy”. Being the best or even being good at something will not assure you a happy life. Sure you can find happiness in being good at something, but success is not all there is to life. In my experience with friend and family, the most happy people are often not particularly talented. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”- Edmund Burke But my question is, would a good man really allow evil to triumph? If someone allows evil to triumph, would that make them a bad person too? Wow, that was kind of dark, in fact this whole post ended up being a lot more serious than I wanted it to be, but when you think about it, the world can be a pretty dark place too, and there are a lot of bad things going on. I can’t really speak for anyone else, but I haven't really done anything about it, does that make me a bad person? Just look at what’s happening in Syria, thousands of people are dying and many more are being forced from their homes, all these awful things are happening to people, and I just watch. Sure I feel bad, but if I really cared, don’t you think I would have actually done something? Is the problem that it just seems so distant, so unrelated to me, or does it just seem like too big of an issue? Regardless of why I don’t, I know that there I ways that I could be helping (donations to refugees, relief efforts, etc) but the question becomes if I should, Do I really have an obligation to help people that I don’t know? I don’t gain anything so what's the point? I think that a lot of people feel like this, which I understand, it does make sense to look after yourself first, maybe that’s just human nature. But even if humans are selfish by nature, I like to think that doing things in spite of our nature is what makes us human, and by ignoring the plights of others and focusing entirely on ourselves, we lose some of that humanity. After writing this I am not really expecting anyone to board a plane to Syria and start helping refugees, that's not the point I am trying to make, all that I'm saying is that we should recognize issues as more than just news stories. A couple of days ago, I started planning out my course selection for next year. At the time this really didn't seem that important, I had done it the previous 2 years, sure it affected that year, but beyond that it never had any lasting impact, until now. When I thought about it a bit more I realized something, the decisions I make right now will influence the rest of my life. Think about it this way, the courses I choose this year will affect what courses I can take next year, which will then affect what I programs I can take in university, which will than affect what kind of job I can take. What I thought was an insignificant decision now turns out to have huge ramifications for my future. And it’s not just me that has to deal with this problem, every student my age is faced with a similar dilemma. But is that really fair? Making students decide their future before most of them have any idea what they can or want to do? I actually did some research on this topic and it turns out that about 80% of students will change their major at least once. This says one of 2 things, that the system of making students decide their future so early is flawed and will almost always end with you wasting time and money on schooling that you may not want, or that the system was purposely designed in a way that forces students to explore and experiment more career paths in order to find what they really want to do. Regardless I still have to decide on my courses, and whether that decision turns out to be a big mistake made due to my lack of experience, or just another step on the path to finding the perfect career, I guess I will have to wait and see. |
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