The curse of the gods

When Odysseus goes anywhere, it seems that bad luck (Eris?) follows him. Even before he was cursed by Polyphemous the cyclops, it seemed that trouble was his faithful companion. Like when he went to the land of the Lotus eaters. What are the odds that he would land on an island that once you eat the lotus the partaker will forget about the one thing that kept the men going, home! Also, everywhere he goes he is either reminded or witnesses firsthand the curse that follows him. He may be cunning and sometimes reckless, but who in their right mind wants to know that they have been cursed. I respect him for not sinking into depression, though it seems like sometimes he is very near the edge. The curse is always mentioned at the point when Oddyseus is emotionally weak such as: when thay see Ithaica and are swept back to the Aiolos' house, when they are in Hades seeing fallen loved ones and friends, and when Alkinoos sends him in a Phaiakian ship that turns to stone in the middle of the ocean and sinks to the depths. If any of us had that much resolve, where would the world be today?