misfortune

“I think it’s fortune within misfortune,” he said.

His said his mum taught him and his two brothers to "raise our expectations", "never to be victims" and not dwell on misfortunes.

Up to that point, Buehler could be called a victim of misfortune.

Others blame the Buddhist belief in karma, putting misfortunes like car accidents down to bad luck rather than bad habits.

He described the increase in poverty as "a consequence of the populism that has subjected Argentina to so many years of misfortune and devastation".