“Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse, a punishment by his deity for some transgression, as though his god were a petty storekeeper, counting up the day’s receipts.” — Sheri S. Tepper, The Visitor
We tend to take these negative, occurrences in our lives, as directed toward us, but the positives, we believe to be, matter-of-fact…
Yes, luck is neutral but we judge it based on whether we like the results.