什么是“幸运小姐”（Lady Luck）？
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Trust">Trust</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p><span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>.</p><p><span word="Lest">Lest</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="patience">patience</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Rod">Rod</span> <span word="Stuwart">Stuwart</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gravelly">gravelly</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span>:</p><p><span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span></p><p><span word="Ain">Ain</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fickle">fickle</span> <span word="kind">kind</span></p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span></p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tryin">tryin</span>’</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="playin">playin</span>’</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span></p><p><span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="laced">laced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inconsistency">inconsistency</span></p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span></p><p><span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fine">fine</span></p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="week">week</span></p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span></p><p>See? <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span> doesn’t play favors – at least not the same favors, I’m sorry to say.</p><p>Like the wheel of fortune (an Indian concept), <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span> works, or rather plays without a care – at least not a particular care for you or I. Yet, people trust her to be there for them whenever they’re in a position to win, such as when they play the national lottery or in the casino, hoping she’ll lend them a hand.</p><p>When people pray to <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span>, it’s the same as religious people praying to god or any superstitious person praying to the sky above. But, the important point, the only important point to note is, as Christians say, God only help those who help themselves. A similar idea is found in China, too, also since ancient times. Every once in a while some pious person wonders aloud why heaven doesn’t protect him from hardship, danger and misfortune, given that every time he prays to heaven, he puts good food on the table. Every once in a while some particular wise person will explain to him that bribery doesn’t work with the lord from thin air. Heaven, in fact, protects no one but those who are in tune with the Way of the Dao and therefore know how to utilize its power. This power is inexhaustible and free and but must be utilized effortlessly. That’s how the Way works. Can’t force it.</p>
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