Have you ever experienced unexplained good fortune? Like deciding to keep that penny you found on the street and had good things come your way the entire day, or maybe scoring 100% on that Biology test that you never even bothered to study for? Some may say this has to do with superstition or even good karma, but it is in fact luck; "success or failure apparently brought about by chance rather than through one's own actions."
             Many people believe luck is just the line where hard work and opportunity meet. There really is no telling in who's going to get lucky, when it's going to happen or where. Take for example Zahara Marley, a 6-month-old orphan from Ethiopia who was adopted by Angelina Jolie. You can imagine the drastic difference in her life now that she lives with one of Hollywood's biggest stars and it also proves that this had nothing to do with hard work of any kind. Some people are born into rich homes, and never have to worry about college or money while others are born into poverty and can spend all of their lives working but achieve close to nothing. It is not necessarily fair either; it's just the way luck goes.
             We all know what happens on Friday the thirteenth, where to walk if there is a ladder and how to not break a mirror - these things being well known superstitions. Dated back to centuries ago, Greek mythology stories tell of Mayan Gods interfering with human lives associated with superstition, which originated with experiences. Different cultures develop different superstitions but these superstitious beliefs regarding fortune are often easy to get confused with luck. Though they are said to cause good fortune and bad fortune, it is not by chance, rather the opposite - actions. A clear example of this is the superstition originating in England about how walking under a ladder would bring you bad luck. So, we see that the there is in fact a difference between luck and supersti...