16 Tales of Individuals Who

Sometimes success requires hard work, while other times it feels effortless. Luck often plays a key role, as these stories show:

My car broke down in the remote Appalachians, and my grandfather, spontaneously visiting the mountains, rescued me within minutes.
After my husband left me, my mother-in-law revealed diamonds hidden in an antique sewing machine she’d given me, funding our new home in France.
A teacher adopted an orphan girl from her class who asked, “Are you my mother?” after years of kindness.
My wife’s first fishing cast caught a huge bass by fluke, while I, an experienced angler, caught nothing.
After a futile trip for rare chocolate, I found it in my drawer at home.
A teacher gave me a passing grade I needed for my scholarship after noticing cat fur on my sweater, revealing his love for animals.
Broke and jobless, I found $50 in the snow, waited for its owner, then used it to turn my life around.
A hotel couple upgraded us to a suite, reminding them of their younger selves—I returned pregnant.
I found a lost necklace in my shoe after it slipped through my clothes.
Reading a trade magazine before an interview gave me answers that landed me a dream job.
I helped an elderly woman find her lost dog using posters, and it returned as I finished hanging them.

Luck can shape outcomes in unexpected ways.