Have you ever worked really, REALLY hard to accomplish something, maybe worked for years only to have some people say, "You're so lucky."?

Have you ever worked really, REALLY hard to accomplish something, maybe worked for years only to have some people say, "You're so lucky."?
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Yes! I just laugh. ;)
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