Yeah, the phrase is terrible how it is commonly used, just like people who screwed up ‘pulling up by the bootstraps’ to mean try really hard or say ‘?money is the root of all evil’ instead of ‘the love of money…’
Yes, people can be overwhelmed by bad luck, but people can also be dismissive of good luck and both types of people can end up miserable. Life is both things that happen to you AND how you react.
Yeah, the phrase is terrible how it is commonly used, just like people who screwed up ‘pulling up by the bootstraps’ to mean try really hard or say ‘?money is the root of all evil’ instead of ‘the love of money…’
Yes, people can be overwhelmed by bad luck, but people can also be dismissive of good luck and both types of people can end up miserable. Life is both things that happen to you AND how you react.