Want to win the lottery? No, you really don’t. Really.

I read an interesting article on the lottery and offer an interesting perspective on this subject.  Have you imagined what it would be like to win the lottery?  Regardless of whether you’re the type who would go get yourself a Batmobile or give millions of dollars to charity, there’s another picture that you should consider.

There’s nothing wrong with having an abundance of money, as money is just a means to accomplish things.  When it comes to Lotto, though, we’re talking about a whole different beast.  Some people have problems dealing with instant financial success, so they end up may end up blowing their money by purchasing thousands of beanie babies from ebay or buying a house next to Bill Gates without considering the tax and mortgage. This is, as we will see, the least of our worries.

Once you win the Lotto, a picture of you with your big white teeth will be featured in the local paper along with an association with millions of money.  Your phone may ring more than usual as people try to get closer to you, and some friends may push you away because you’re out of their league.  Some may eye you like a materialistic pig even if it isn’t true.  This one guy who won the lottery had friends who borrow $50,000 and not return it, thinking what’s $50K to a multi-millionaire.  One lotto winner was so fed up that he ended up living in a trailer, living a life of solitude.  “I just want to be happy,” he says, “but it’s not goinna happen.  I can’t trust anybody”.  Basically you have to start filtering your friends to find out who’s genuine and who’s putting up a front, but the truth is, you may never know.

But the biggest concern you should have is dealing with the evil in this world.  constantly carried cash with him, went to a bar, got drugged, and then mugged.  Another one, Billie Bob Harrell, was found naked and dead in his master bedroom from a gunshot blast to the chest.  There were three suicide notes, but who knows?  Even if you’re not concerned about your own life, what about your family members?  For one lotto winner, Andrew Jackson Whittaker, his granddaughter was murdered shortly after he won.  No amount of money can bring her back to life.  Living your life in constant fear that one of your family members may be kidnapped for ransom can be pretty intense.

While most people think about what they can accomplish when winning the lotto, they don’t consider the consequences.  Over time, life becomes composed of distrust, seclusion, and fear.  Maybe that’s why one of the lotto winners actually said that he wish he had torned up the ticket the day he won, because it was “the worst thing that ever happened to him”.

Would you still like to win the lotto?

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