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Most of the people around us, believe in luck. They hope they get lucky when they face problems. There are some people, who just believe in luck and does nothing to save themselves. On the other hand, there are people who don't believe in luck at all. They think that believing in luck is a superstition. But, is it really? Let's ponder over a bit.

This planet is inhabited by billions of human beings like us, not to mention the trillions of members of other species. We have to interact with both our fellow human beings and other beings, everyday. The course of our life is very much dependent on the behavior of others around us. A lot of people, directly or indirectly affect our lives. In a way, the life of every human being is dependent on all other human beings. This may sound exaggerated, but is true. This is where luck has got a role to play.

Consider a billiards table. If a single ball is allowed to roll through the table, we can predict the exact position and velocity of the ball, if other factors like initial velocity, frictional resistance, etc are known, with the aid of certain equations. But, if we roll 10 balls simultaneously through the table, it will be practically very difficult to pinpoint the activities of a particular ball, if not impossible. What will be the case of 100 balls? It's impossible. Can we predict the movement of a football, in a football with 22 players in the field? Not at all. Why?

As the number of people or objects involved in a situation increases, it is difficult to predict the state and activities of a particular one. The position, velocity and other features that helps us to identify an object is dependent on all other objects. In case of inanimate objects like a set of balls rolling on a billiards table, it can be found out with some difficulty, because they won't change their position or velocity on their own. They need the influence of some external agencies to do so. But, in the case where men are involved as in the case of a football described above, we can't say anything for sure. The activities of each player is determined by himself. He will decide whether to move after the ball, or to pass it to Player A or to Player B. It is the mind of the people that decides his action.

So, in situations where many people are involved, the final outcome is dependent on the mindsets and hence the action of all those who are involved. So, in real life where we meet many, many people, of them, many being strangers, we can't say luck is a superstition. Of course, luck is a coincidence, but there is a certain hidden story behind it.

As I've said earlier, our activities depend on the activities of many others. In some situations, a total stranger may help us out of a situation. He may be present there with his own pre-occupation. But, if he wasn't there, our entire life would have changed. This coincidence is what we call 'luck'.

The chances of us being lucky and being unlucky is in the hands of a thousand other people, many of whom may be strangers to us. As a matter of fact we are all lucky, to live this moment. But remember, we owe our lives to a million other people in this world, and a million others are alive because of you.