Thanks, guys. Yes, luck has nothing to do with it.
But neither does anything I can do on my own.

In a word, being "blessed" has everything to do with it.


"Only after sorrow's hand has bowed your head will life become truly real to you; then you will acquire the noble spirituality which intensifies the reality of life. I go to an all-powerful God. Beyond that I have no knowledge--no fear--only faith."