And you can have an enlightened life in any one of those places - for example, the ideas laid out in the piece are abstract, and not environment specific.

All sorts of folks have lived in all sorts of places across time. Trappings and environments have varied. Attributing things to luck in and of itself is an illusion. There is nothing that is lucky or unlucky. You play the hand you are dealt.

I guess every unemployed druggy is just a roll of the dice away from a successful career and happy family.