Karl Marx said that religion is the opium of the masses. I think luck is, too.
Luck is a force so profound and mysterious that, at times, it feels as though it&rsquo;s governed by something beyond our control. Just as religion excites us with the promise of eternal salvation, luck excites us with the promise of good fortune. Karl Marx famously described religion as "the opium of the masses," claiming it dulled people&rsquo;s suffering in an unjust world. Luck can function the same way.
Good luck is something we quietly rely on, even if we don&rsquo;t always acknowledge it. Many traditions even consider luck a pillar of their culture, especially when it comes to finding love. We leave it up to the stars when we manifest: &ldquo;Suwertehin sana ako sa jowa,&rdquo; we hope. Amidst the booming fireworks, we whisper, &ldquo;Suwertehin sana ako sa pagmamahal na deserve ko naman talaga.&rdquo;
In our heads, we&rsquo;ve already scripted the story of how we&rsquo;ll find love through luck. We dream of an unsuspecting meeting&mdash;seeing the right person at the right time, meeting &ldquo;the one&rdquo; who just happened to be in the same place when everything fell into place. It all sounds so romantic. And when it happens, you can&rsquo;t help but say, &ldquo;Ang suwerte ko sa kaniya.&rdquo;
But honestly, it&rsquo;s not all luck. It&rsquo;s just&hellip; you. You, who have been patient. You, who have been kind. You, who have been waiting for the right person while working on yourself to ensure the person you love gets the love they deserve.
Luck may play a role in finding love, but so does your ability to recognize and embrace it when it appears. After all, love requires vulnerability. It demands openness to the possibility of something extraordinary, even when you don&rsquo;t know where it will lead. It&rsquo;s easy to become cynical or closed off after past disappointments. But true luck in love comes when you allow yourself to stay open to something extraordinary, no matter how uncertain the path may seem.
Lucky are those who wish for luck in love, but the luckiest are those who realize it&rsquo;s much more than luck&mdash;it&rsquo;s you.