re: #357 Floral Giraffe

Yes, but “luck” is often the result of sheer hard work, studying and knowing WHERE TO BE, and when. It’s not something that falls out of the sky & hits you on the head, randomly. You KNEW which field to be in, on which night, because you studied the meteor showers patterns for years.
Or, something like that.

Oh, I’m not saying that only luck rules in human affairs by any means— just that there is a certain random element that even the best laid plans can be undone by.

But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men,
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy!

Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me!
The present only toucheth thee:
But Och! I backward cast my e’e,
On prospects drear!
An’ forward, tho’ I canna see,
I guess an’ fear!