喬治·克拉森/George Clason
Is there a way to attract good luck?
Most would think first of the gaming tables. When a man plays the games, the chances for profit are always against him and in favor of the game keeper. Even if he were to win, do the winnings bring permanent benefit?As Arkad says,“I am unable to name a single one who started his success from such a source.”
“Is it not natural if we conclude a profitable transaction to consider it not good luck but a just reward for our efforts?Why not consider the successes we almost enjoyed but which escaped us, happenings which could have been more profitable. They would have been rare examples of good luck if they had actually happened.”
“Good luck waits to come to that man who accepts opportunity.”
We all have countless situations where we regret afterwards not acting swiftly enough. Procrastination very often gets in the way of good luck!We desire riches, yet, how often when opportunity presents itself, the spirit of procrastination urges delays in our acceptance and we become our own enemy.
Some of us grasp opportunity by the horns and move towards gratifying our deepest desires, while the majority hesitate, falter and fall behind.
“To attract good luck to oneself, it is necessary to take advantage of opportunities.”
“Men of action are favored by the Goddess of Good Luck.”
真的有贏得好運的方法嗎？
大多數人可能首先會想到賭博。當一個人賭博時，通常他贏錢的機會是很少的，而幸運之神總是對賭場的莊家眷顧有加。就算他會贏，他會一直贏嗎？正如阿卡德所說：“我沒有聽說過誰是靠賭博發家的。”
“如果我們將一次盈利的交易歸結為是對自身努力的回報，而不是幸運作寵，難道不是再自然不過的事情嗎？為什麽我們不認為那些令人欣喜卻難以獲得的成功可以更好地完成呢？如果真的有幸運庇佑的成功，那也隻是個例外。”