There’s being lucky, and there’s being foolish.

I would call that “pushing his luck”.  His lucky charm is the physical symbol of his belief in his own inate ability to overcome adversity even in the face of long odds.  The situation looks dire – but is it hopeless?  The outlook is grim.

Webster’s defines “luck” as “a purposeless, unpredictable and uncontrollable force that shapes events favorably or unfavorably for an individual, group or cause”.  So “luck” on it’s own allows for the possibility of good or bad outcome.  Perhaps his faith should have rested in his “good luck” charm rather than his lucky charm which may be functioning perfectly in dispensing copious bad luck.  No matter  how random the outcome of this scenario may be, the possibilities are limited based on the situation our character put himself in to begin with.  He “pushed his luck” by walking into a no-win situation.  Were the woves just going to run away?  Or was it “blind luck” of the worst kind that caused him to stumble into the pack?  Blind as in ” I did NOT see that coming!”

I believe that we make our own luck to some extent.  Since luck is the unpredictable, uncontrollable, or purposeless force that shapes the “random” outcomes of events in our lives, we can steer our luck to the good by seeing the possibilities of situations and not entering situations that promise only degrees of bad outcomes.  Such as “will I be killed by wolves, or merely mauled?”  Of course no one has a crystal ball but that’s no excuse for not keeping your eyes open.  And if a four leaf clover helps remind you to keep your eyes open, then that’s your lucky charm.

Much Thanks to Tragedy Series