A fool and his lottery money ....
Yep, on occasion, I have been known to activate and engage that lump of gray matter 3 feet above my ass.
There are certain quotes that I read that seem to strike a chord with my own thoughts or opinions.
"Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich; that is why the bishops dare not denounce it fundamentally." - George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Every man wants to be independently wealthy. If they are not, they long to be. They dream of what life would be like if money were no object. It may not even be monetarily based. Sometimes I think that if I owned a large piece of land in the middle of nowhere where I could be self-supporting, I would be happy.
I am a realist though. I will have to work hard for many years in order to accomplish this goal.
It seems to me that too many fools truly believe that they can become wealthy through the lottery or some other get rich quick scheme. There is no such thing as get rich quick.
Sure, occasionally, I purchase a lottery ticket. I participate in that dream of instant millions. It's exhilirating and fun to dream. I play only occasionally because I know how low the odds are of winning. I'm adding the third axiom of life:
3. In life, there are NO shortcuts.
Even winning the lottery, you had to buy a ticket with hard earned money.
I despise the thought of people who put their faith in winning the lottery or winning a law suit in order to accomplish their dreams. No one owes them ANYTHING. If you want it, go get it otherwise keep quiet. Sharing dreams is one thing; expecting someone to give you your dreams is another thing.
Grumbling,
Worthless
There are certain quotes that I read that seem to strike a chord with my own thoughts or opinions.
"Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich; that is why the bishops dare not denounce it fundamentally." - George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Every man wants to be independently wealthy. If they are not, they long to be. They dream of what life would be like if money were no object. It may not even be monetarily based. Sometimes I think that if I owned a large piece of land in the middle of nowhere where I could be self-supporting, I would be happy.
I am a realist though. I will have to work hard for many years in order to accomplish this goal.
It seems to me that too many fools truly believe that they can become wealthy through the lottery or some other get rich quick scheme. There is no such thing as get rich quick.
Sure, occasionally, I purchase a lottery ticket. I participate in that dream of instant millions. It's exhilirating and fun to dream. I play only occasionally because I know how low the odds are of winning. I'm adding the third axiom of life:
3. In life, there are NO shortcuts.
Even winning the lottery, you had to buy a ticket with hard earned money.
I despise the thought of people who put their faith in winning the lottery or winning a law suit in order to accomplish their dreams. No one owes them ANYTHING. If you want it, go get it otherwise keep quiet. Sharing dreams is one thing; expecting someone to give you your dreams is another thing.
Grumbling,
Worthless
posted by jprg4evr at 14:33
1 Comments:
Actually, #3 isn't quite right. Alot of people playing the lottery are not spending THEIR hard-earned dollars, but YOUR hard-earned dollars that you paid in taxes and they received in a welfare check...so, if they win millions using welfare money that you "donated" they have done it using a shortcut.
Just something to ponder.
-Rocco
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