statistics on life

They ask me how i know what i know about life?
what i know about life, i have learnt from my failures
i hate gambling cos i think the odds is against the gambler
what i didn't know is that from the day of any human's birth,
we've been dealing against the odds of making good off life like we're in a casino
the stats are really dreadful if you look at the figures
50% says that the smart guy with talent in anything at all would make it
but if you put in the reality of the situation,by situation, i mean constraint and adversity
then you can make that 30
the average dude with nothing exceptional has got a tenth of that, which is 3%
and with mother luck's generosity his chances are raised to 5
the guy with nothing to offer would surely never make it
unless something unusual happens like some unknown rich relative of his makes him
a beneficiary of their estate without his knowledge, but still at that
i've seen diamonds as large as a cell block or it's cash equivalent slip through the palms like rice grains
welcome to the real world. life is not fair they say, yes! it's dark and full of grime
as well as some spots that look like eczema on an ebony skin
this makes the view on life aesthetically unpleasing
but really some people have got it good and pay for it in other ways
sometimes to make a headway you have to ignore the map thrown in your lap
opportunity meets preparation is my definition of luck
he's been prepared all his life but the opportunity to showcase his skills never just come
like an army platoon put on red alert in case of a war that never got fought
but we don't stop paying the wages of the military because there's no war on the horizon
the moral of this piece is that success and happiness in life is not a measure of how much
remember the folks that have it good and pay for it in other ways
92% of the world's population fall in the 5%ers, you won't believe this
92% of the world's 'happy' population fall in the 5%ers. outrageous right?
my charge to you is, do something positive, love and live life to the fullest.