Comparative Study of Being Blessed and Being Lucky In some of her interviews, the singer stated that she does not believe in luck. She believes in hard work and her success is a gift from God (RapGenius.com). human beings are blessed, and not lucky. Someone sneezes or does something very good, people often hear someone say: "God bless you!" make it holy and fill life with goodness and happiness. Centuries ago the causes of illnesses were not well known, but people knew that sneezing often came before life-threatening illnesses : “God bless you!” meaning, “God protect you from sickness and death” (Orthodox Family Life, 1999), In the late 15th century, the word “luck” came from the Medieval Dutch luc, from gheluc, meaning “happiness or good fortune.” of unknown origin (Dictionary.com, n.d.). people in modernized time depended on luck and aimed for something without doing anything. It clearly shows that some people would risk money for something, such as lottery draws, lotto draws and small town lotteries. , and do not work to spend their money on their needs. Dictionary.com had defined luck as "(a) the force that appears to act for better or worse in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events or opportunity: with my luck I will probably get pneumonia; (b) good luck; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance: he had no luck in finding work; (c) a combination...... middle of paper ......d rather than thinking that you are lucky just by chance which is not likely to happen. And may this create an ever-widening understanding of being blessed and fortunate in one's life. REFERENCES Lindsay, M. (May 28, 2013). 11 reasons why you are very blessed. Retrieved February 27, 2014, from Maurice Lindsay's website: http://www.mauricelindsay.com/11-reasons-you-are-highly-blessed/BBC News. (April 6, 2011). Why do we believe in luck? Retrieved March 6, 2014, from the BBC News Magazine website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12934253Dickow, C.(2008, June 7). Luck: it has nothing to do with it! Retrieved from the Catholic Exchange website: http://catholicexchange.com/luck-has-nothing-to-do-with-itODJ (2010, December 10). Luck or blessing? Excerpt from Our Daily Journey with God website: http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2010/12/20/luck-or-blessing/

Topic > Comparative Study of Being Blessed and Being Lucky In some of her interviews, the singer stated that she does not believe in luck. She believes in hard work and her success is a gift from God (RapGenius.com). human beings are blessed, and not lucky. Someone sneezes or does something very good, people often hear someone say: "God bless you!" make it holy and fill life with goodness and happiness. Centuries ago the causes of illnesses were not well known, but people knew that sneezing often came before life-threatening illnesses : “God bless you!” meaning, “God protect you from sickness and death” (Orthodox Family Life, 1999), In the late 15th century, the word “luck” came from the Medieval Dutch luc, from gheluc, meaning “happiness or good fortune.” of unknown origin (Dictionary.com, n.d.). people in modernized time depended on luck and aimed for something without doing anything. It clearly shows that some people would risk money for something, such as lottery draws, lotto draws and small town lotteries. , and do not work to spend their money on their needs. Dictionary.com had defined luck as "(a) the force that appears to act for better or worse in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events or opportunity: with my luck I will probably get pneumonia; (b) good luck; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance: he had no luck in finding work; (c) a combination...... middle of paper ......d rather than thinking that you are lucky just by chance which is not likely to happen. And may this create an ever-widening understanding of being blessed and fortunate in one's life. REFERENCES Lindsay, M. (May 28, 2013). 11 reasons why you are very blessed. Retrieved February 27, 2014, from Maurice Lindsay's website: http://www.mauricelindsay.com/11-reasons-you-are-highly-blessed/BBC News. (April 6, 2011). Why do we believe in luck? Retrieved March 6, 2014, from the BBC News Magazine website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12934253Dickow, C.(2008, June 7). Luck: it has nothing to do with it! Retrieved from the Catholic Exchange website: http://catholicexchange.com/luck-has-nothing-to-do-with-itODJ (2010, December 10). Luck or blessing? Excerpt from Our Daily Journey with God website: http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2010/12/20/luck-or-blessing/