Yes, perseverance is really very important and also the willingness to accept consequences of a negative nature if one intends to do what is considered right. I love luck in the game and I don't push it either. In gambling, I stop when I have won and not when I have lost. Of course, losing is also part of the game and you don't always come out the lucky winner. Gambling is an essential part of my life, I prefer playing cards.

The definition of success is more difficult. At the moment, I might think that I've had bad luck because I've been dismissed by my contracting company. I lost financially, but was I also unlucky emotionally and intellectually? My answer is "no". The way I see it now is that it was probably time not to accept the signs of the times as set and the consequence of being involuntarily dismissed from a relationship is the new door I am walking through. Where it will lead me is uncertain. But luck and perseverance are certainly part of the journey. As well as "hard" work.