＂Whenpeoplesucceed,itisbecauseofhardwork.Luckhasnothingtodowithsuccess.＂Doyouagreeordisagreewiththequotationabove?Usespecificreasonsandexamplestoexplainyourposition.

Whenpeoplesucceed,itisbecauseofhardwork,butluckhasalottodowithit,too.Successwithoutsomeluckisalmostimpossible.TheFrenchemperorNapoleonsaidofoneofhisgenerals,＂Iknowhe'sgood.Butishelucky?＂Napoleonknewthatallthehardworkandtalentintheworldcan'tmakeupforbadluck.However,hardworkcaninvitegoodluck.Whenitcomestosuccess,luckcanmeanbeingintherightplacetomeetsomeone,orhavingtherightskillstogetajobdone.Itmightmeanturningdownanofferandthenhavingabetteroffercomealong.Nothingcanreplacehardwork,butworkinghardalsomeansyou'repreparingyourselfforopportunity.Opportunityveryoftendependsonluck.

Howmanyofthegreatintentionsanddiscoveriescameaboutthroughaluckymistakeoraluckychance?OneofthebiggestluckymistakesinhistoryisColumbus'so-calleddiscoveryofAmerica.Heenrichedhissponsorsandchangedhistory,buthewasreallylookingforIndia.However,Columbus'chancediscoverywasn'tpureluck.Itwasbackedupbyyearsofstudyingandcalculating.Heworkedhardtoprovehistheorythattheworldwasround.

Successthatcomesfrompureluckandnohardworkcanbearealproblem.Forexample,considerateenagegirlwhobecomesamoviestar.Imagineshe'sbeenpickedfromnowherebecauseofherlooks.Sheisgoingtofeelveryinsecure,becausesheknowsshedidn'tdoanythingtoearnherstardom.Ontheotherhand,thinkaboutanactresswho'sspentyearslearningandworkingathercraft.Whenshefinallyhasgoodluckandbecomesasuccess,shewillhandlestardombetter.Sheknowssheearnedit.

Peoplewhoworkhardhelpmaketheirownluckbybeingreadywhenopportunityknocks.Whenitcomestosuccess,Ithinkthathardworkandluckgohandinhand.