I’m Not The Only One
It’s funny. I was chatting with a friend at work, and we hit on the topic of playing the lottery.
Now, I buy a ticket every week. I don’t spend much, but I enjoy playing. 10 minutes of derision and criticism later and I felt like I was the scum of the earth with a most disgusting and unhealthy personal interest!
Why does playing lottery games generate that kind of response in some people? It’s not like I said I was a vegetarian or anything… I’m joking… please don’t send me vegetarian hate mail too. You guys know what I mean though, because you’ve come face to face with the militant anti-veggie.
Anyway.
I enjoy playing, so I don’t understand why some people have a problem with me doing something I enjoy. Something that millions of other people do every week too. That doesn’t hurt anyone.
In the end I just backed out of that conversation before I got too fed up of it. I could have gone on the attack and criticised said work friend for smoking. Yes, that’s right, a smoker who is so blind to their own personal habit that they felt it was OK to attack mine. I’m not having a go at smokers either – it’s your choice, and no problem so long as you keep it out of my face. Equally I don’t wave my lottery ticket in anyones face either.
It’s all about enjoyment in the end isn’t it? You do what you enjoy and why should anyone criticise you for that?
We didn’t even get to the part where he would have no doubt really ripped into me. Because I happen to like playing with the numbers and using ‘stupid’ lottery systems too. I find it all fascinating. I mean, look at winning system reviews and how can you not be tempted to give those things a try? Personally, I believe there is definitely something in them. I don’t think you can beat the system, but I definitely believe you can get an edge that other players are either not aware of or are too lazy to grab. For example, check out this review – it’s for a product called the Formula 1 Lotto System. It isn’t claiming to do miracle things – it’s just claiming to give you a bit of a hand. That’s all you can ask for really. Makes a lot of sense to me anyway.
So when the day comes that I hit the jackpot, you know exactly what I’m going to do… I shall walk up to ‘work friend’ and show them the check for the millions that I’ve won. While they are still picking their jaw up from the floor, I’ll also hand them a lottery ticket I’ve bought specially for them. I shall then walk away saying “good luck, I’m off travelling for a couple of years”.
