It shines like the sacred halo of gold

My first acceptance letter.

I stood crying at the mailbox. No, they were not tears of ecstatic joy that I got into a college, although that is one reason to celebrate. Amidst the otherwise terribly sucky events of the day, I receive the acceptance letter - because I deserve it. There's no bad luck/good luck principle involved, no life-throwing-curveballs shit. I worked for my grades, so I got in.

I presume to conclude that no matter the circumstance, we all get what we deserve.