By: Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf
Winston Churchill once raised his glass and said:
“I prefer not to wish anyone health or wealth — but only luck.
Because most people on the Titanic… were both healthy and rich.
But very few of them were lucky.”
It makes you think.
Did you know a senior executive survived the 9/11 attacks because he took his son to his first day of kindergarten?
Another man lived because it was his turn to grab doughnuts.
One woman survived because her alarm didn’t go off.
Someone else was late because of a New Jersey traffic jam.
One missed the bus.
Another spilled coffee and had to change clothes.
Someone’s car wouldn’t start.
Another returned home to answer a phone call.
One parent was delayed because their child was being unusually slow.
One man simply couldn’t catch a cab.
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But the story that struck me most?
A man who wore new shoes to work that day. On his way, his feet hurt.
He stopped at a pharmacy to buy Band-Aids.
That’s what saved his life.
Ever since I heard that, I think differently.
Now when I’m stuck in traffic…
When I miss the elevator…
When I forget something and have to turn back…
When my morning just doesn’t go as planned…
I try to pause and trust:
Maybe this delay is not a setback.
Maybe — it’s divine timing.
Maybe I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.
So next time your morning falls apart…
The kids are slow, the keys go missing, you hit every red light —
Don’t stress. Don’t snap.
It might just be luck in disguise.
(The writer is a Former Chairman and Managing Director PIA, Former Federal Minister of industries and production)
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