There's an old saying. Actually, there are many old sayings. You see. There have been many people on Earth for many years and many of them knew how to talk and many of them spoke often. Because of that, we live in a world with many sayings and some of them are even old sayings, and the following is one of the many old sayings out there:
“I'd rather be lucky than good.”
It's a classic, really. It's been used in pool halls and at card tables for centuries. It basically means that it is much more fun to luck yourself into something than to earn it. Hey, I know, I'll give you an example.
My junior year of college I went and sat down in an empty Local Pub during finals week. As I sat and chewed my food, I eyed (through the window) a beautiful chick I had lusted after for the previous eight or nine months. She walked in to the bar, sat down next to me, took one look at me and said, “Nathan, right?”
To which I replied, “Michelle, right?
To which she replied, “What are you doing right now?”
I just kind of casually looked at my sandwich and laughed. So, she laughed in kind. Then, she asked me, straight up, if I would make love to her. She didn't even offer an explanation and I didn't ask for one. We went back to her place, we had sex and I left her apartment quickly. Now, that chick clearly had her reasons for wanting to have sex, but none of those reasons were me. I was in the right place at the right time.
I was lucky. Not good.
The reason I bring this up now is because sometimes that's what it takes to pull off some minor miracles. Sometimes, we need a little luck. And well, that's why I want you all to throw some karma/prayers/tidings of good cheer/happy vibes (or whatever it is you do to make others feel better) at my friend Anthony, who was recently diagnosed with three bullets in his body.
If he lives, he'll be lucky.
And folks, that will be good.
Oh yeah, and if Anthony doesn't make it (as Anthony allegedly told his cousin), “fucking Nate will write some crack pot eulogy for me on his stupid blog.”
And no one wants that; least of all me.
Thanks, guys.