Tears For Fears feat. Oleta Adams - I Believe Live In California 1990
There are times when I rebel against life, against its injustices. There are others in which I tame myself in front of it, in the face of its consequences. I don't believe in any avenging god, enlightened prophet or redeeming ideologue. I do believe in the nerve of hope, in the healing of love and in the solace of affection.
Well, I also believe in luck...
I'm not someone born under a bad star. Perhaps that is why I complain pitifully the few times when Reality hurts me.
I know people whose lives are rigorous, full of unfortunate situations. They never blame bad luck for their fateful experiences. They are generous with every little thing they own. They are people who always find something good to let go and share. They are people who detail their appreciation with small invaluable details that enlarge their human stature.
It's that stranger who greets me with a smile when I bump into them, it's that well-known one who crosses half the country to meet me again, it's that friend who always congratulates me on my birthday, even though I'm never interested in knowing when it's his.
I marvel at the altruism of others.
I'm ashamed of my laziness.
In the face of vital setbacks I complain, I am filled with anger or obfuscated in my lament. I blame my luck for not knowing how to overcome spells. I always impute my setbacks to fate; and I usually forget to thank chance for making it possible for my life to hang relaxed thanks to the LUCK of having by my side my sister, my partner, a few friends and quite a few acquaintances who make my life a walk on the sunny side of life.