Karma and Luck

[Hu$tler]

Thoughts on these....?

Can they be controlled? Do some people have more good than others...?

I have had the worst few years of my life and literally don't know why. I'm a great person. I have gratitude, display all sorts of good traits and still constantly get beaten down. Girl leaving, mates leaving, getting robbed, getting bashed, losing family etc etc....Meanwhile it feels like some people literally skate through life on a free pass.

Here's to it stopping!! So sick of it...

 

[Barney_stinson]

I don't know if they can be controlled but I think if something is meant to happen, it will happen and you make your own luck.

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Karma and luck are two completely different things imo.

Karma implies there is some sort of magical balance, whereas luck is purely random and has no causal association with anything.

Creating your own luck is simply putting yourself in positions where you're more likely to reap a positive outcome and being prepared to fully utilise opportunities when they present itself.

I dont totally believe in karma but it is always in the back of my mind like a lingering Catholic guilt.

 

[Firestarter]

I believe in Karma like I believe in my own upcoming death by speeding vehicle.

Very much.

 

[Shupe]

As a Colts fan, I do believe in Luck. I just don't think he has the O-Line to thrive in every game, run game is average. Under pressure all day and teams just key onto the pass. Already in the top QB's in the league, just needs to limit turnovers which will come with an improved team around him.

Not sure who this karma bloke is.

 

[raskolnikov]

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Not sure who this karma bloke is.

 

[scotslad]

I 100% believe in karma, if you are a dick towards people in life then same shit gonna happen to you. I have seen it first hand the people who thought they were better than you and treated you like shit. A guy who I know is a complete fanny towards everyone he meets has been married and divorced twice and his second marriage lasted only 8 weeks.

Couldn't happen to a nicer person

 

[GreyCrow]

Someone called hu$tler asking about Karma?

 

[M Malice]

the harder you work and calculated chances you take the luckier you are.

 

[Frank Bunn]

I recommend a book called The Luck Factor. One of the main things I got from it was that most people have good instincts, but 'unlucky' people fail to act on them, leading them to make bad decisions. Eg. early into a relationship they see the signs that it will be bad for them but stay with it hoping it will get better.

Why do some people lead happy, successful lives whilst others face repeated failure and sadness? Why do some find their perfect partners whilst others stagger from one broken relationship to the next? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst others find themselves trapped in jobs they detest? And can unlucky people do anything to improve their luck―and lives?

Ten years ago, Professor Richard Wiseman decided to search for the elusive luck factor by investigating the actual beliefs and experiences of lucky and unlucky people. The results reveal a radical new way of looking at luck.

In this book Wiseman identifies the four simple behavioural techniques that have been scientifically proven to help you attract good fortune. He then shows how you can use these methods to revolutionise every area of your life―including your relationships, personal finances and career.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

I went to the pub last night and played the pokies for the first time in a while, lost $100. Bad luck or karma for playing those stupid machines?

 

[Lums23]

I went to the pub last night and played the pokies for the first time in a while, lost $100. Bad luck or karma for playing those stupid machines?

Karma. They are one of the biggest revenue raisers in the world. I can't comprehend why anyone would think they would win on those things

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Karma. They are one of the biggest revenue raisers in the world. I can't comprehend why anyone would think they would win on those things

Correct. I was sitting next to a lady, she "won" the mini jackpot of $80 and was so excited (god knows how much she put through to get it) and was telling everyone around her that she got the jackpot - by the time I left she had pissed it down to $18. If you ever need motivation to kick a gambling addiction, head into the pokies area, it is a sorry sight when you see old women spending all their pension money in one day.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Karma isn't real. Luck is real.

If I find $100 on the ground, that's luck. It's not the ****ing universe rewarding me.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I 100% believe in karma, if you are a dick towards people in life then same shit gonna happen to you. I have seen it first hand the people who thought they were better than you and treated you like shit. A guy who I know is a complete fanny towards everyone he meets has been married and divorced twice and his second marriage lasted only 8 weeks.

Couldn't happen to a nicer person

That's not karma. That's people reacting to him being a dick.

 

[Run n Spread]

Karma = More cause and effect.

Luck = Pure chance.

 

[perthblue]

Karma is wishful thinking, read up on the 'just world hypothesis'

 

[SugarShane]

Karma is bullshit. Luck is real.

I've seen way too many shitkents skate through life on an amazing wicket to believe in karma. I've been waiting for karma to catch up with this bitch I worked with 10 or so years ago who was a liar and a thief but all it's delivered her so far is promotions.

 

[Arden]

That pommy bitch who tried to invoice her friend for damage to her 3 year old's $500 gum boots is reaping karma at the moment.

 

[PoppedCorn]

In before obi wan gif of 'in my experience there's no such thing as luck'

 

[Long Live HFC]

(obviously) there exists 'cause and effect' or 'reaping what you sow', but the concept of some kind of external force calculating and awarding just desserts is complete bollocks.

'luck' refers to random chance. people that are considered 'naturally' lucky or unlucky have more going on than just random chance.

 

[Hu$tler]

 

[Frank Bunn]

people that are considered 'naturally' lucky or unlucky have more going on than just random chance.

Yeah it's mainly about having good habits and a positive attitude. But they are skills you can learn and become more 'lucky'. For example, lucky people tend to have a lot of personal contacts. That means they hear of job opportunities, their contacts can recommend a good tradie, they'll get a ticket for the Grand Final etc. You can improve your contact network and not in a fake, contrived way. Go out of your way to have a chat with someone at work you think might be interesting but you haven't spoken to before, chat to randoms like people serving you or the person cutting your hair, make an effort to keep in touch with people.

A positive attitude is very important. I once went to a seminar by an educational consultant. He reckoned he could make a good prediction of the future life success of primary school kids by how much they smiled.

 

[Gasometer]

I thought karma was more about what goes around comes around.

Eg giving your Aldi $2 trolley to someone and then someone unexpectedly returning the favour at a later date.

 

[perthblue]

I'm a great person.

"I'm a great person"
~ No great person ever