The Cause and the Reason but not the Luck

There are times when man seems to be guided by the stars. Nevertheless, there are other times than seem to lead him to pain and misfortune. Is this a punishment ? Is this destiny ? Or is this what we commonly call luck ?   Spiritual science says that man has an inner force of an active inner will in himself and for himself.  In other words, man has a creative interaction, which he forms and gets affected by.  An example is " self esteem. "
 He appreciates himself and that appreciation affects what he thinks about himself.  The force of his thought allows -in a certain way- that he can condition the events so that his own life can be conducted in the expression of cause  and effect...continued>