Who is really "Due"

Oh ya, He was "due" !@!

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit"
Aristotle.

In certain circles around my poker acquaintances and friends the term "due" has become quite actually a pop culture term or phrase that describes a person who has succeeded or become successful at something such as winning a poker tournament for a lot of money when clearly others are better players or have played more or worked harder.

Example: A player who is an unknown plays the weekly Sunday Million major tournament online and happens to win it for $200k dollars, they would sarcastically say: "he was due".. Or outside of poker in real life, a woman is rear-ended by a wealthy celebrity while driving. To avoid media attention the celebrity pays this woman a large sum of money in order to keep it private. People would say: "she was due"....

So, who is really "due" in life ? Are the poor and meek destined to remain poor ? Are the wealthy entitled to keep their inheritance ? Is or should life be judged by these worldly materialistic standards ?

I do not claim to be able to answer all of those things, but what I have learned is that Aristotle was correct. We may or may not be able to become wealthy or acheieve the worlds standards of excellence. However, by working hard in any area of our life we can train ourselves through habit to achieve success.

So, I have committed myself to stop worrying about the "dueness" of others and to focus on the areas of my own life that need work and improvement.

I promise that if you will do the same, you too just might find yourself "due".....