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Winning lottery is a kiss of death.
Winning lottery is a kiss of death.
Sadly I never won any lottery and I think its not in my luck to win a lottery.
I have a small house on a Greek island with a garden and a view. It's all I need to be happy.
Me neither. Sometimes I watch the drawings on tv and call out the numbers before they're picked and I never come close. Oh to be rich...in the words of the Beetles
Money don't get everything it's true
What it don't get I can't use
Money may not buy happiness but it sure greases the wheels
Me neither. Sometimes I watch the drawings on tv and call out the numbers before they're picked and I never come close. Oh to be rich...in the words of the Beetles
Money don't get everything it's true
What it don't get I can't use
Money may not buy happiness but it sure greases the wheels
Did you know that most people who win the lottery either:
1 - become depressed
2 - go bankrupt
3 - kill themselves/die some way or another
Yes, but some people blow the car when they grease the wheels. That's the problem. Well, at least the wheels burn greased.
Please see my response to the anonymous person above. Money is not the problem. It simply tends to amplify the true nature of the person controlling it. Not every rich person is bad and not every poor person is good. Anybody who says that money is the root of all evil has their eyes closed and their fingers in their ears.
I totally agree with you. That's why I said "some" people. Those who make terrible things to be rich, like killing, robbery, corruption, etc. It's true some things are easier with money, but sometimes the cost to get that money is too high to justify that easiness. I think if the fate of a person is for any reason to be poor, that's ok. There are a lot of things to make a person proud and happy. Money is only one of them.
Hello Solo!
In the last month I won a lottery that made me a millionaire. I am from a european country and the money I won equals these sums in Pound and Dollar:
Pound: 3 647 584
Dollar: 5 571 278
I am still in shock of course and have just started to plan what I will do with the money like buying a nice apartment and car. This made me wonder if there are other Moz fans here at Solo that are millionaires in their respective countries?
Please tell us your story if you are.
Agreed. That is why there are laws to in prison those who break them. Winning a lottery is not a crime, but in a few instances it acts like one on the health and wellbeing of the winner. The first thing many winners do is hire an attorney when in fact a therapist might be first dollars well spent.
To go instantaneously from poor to rich and the reverse can be extremely taxing on the soul. Ultimately I am happy to see when a poor person wins the lottery. What happens afterwards is a true test of their ability and capability to handle the change in their life and sadly many don't have the proper tools for the task.
I think people with no money experience can expect to much from it and it can leave you empty. Before your purpose was struggle which isn't great for you but after, in the case of lottery winners, it can just leave you empty and adrift. People don't always fill this space with good things that are good for them. I think this is why people who make fortunes don't just retire as making the money was there purpose and what would they have or be without that purpose
Agreed. That is why there are laws to in prison those who break them. Winning a lottery is not a crime, but in a few instances it acts like one on the health and wellbeing of the winner. The first thing many winners do is hire an attorney when in fact a therapist might be first dollars well spent.
To go instantaneously from poor to rich and the reverse can be extremely taxing on the soul. Ultimately I am happy to see when a poor person wins the lottery. What happens afterwards is a true test of their ability and capability to handle the change in their life and sadly many don't have the proper tools for the task.
Very true. But the desire to make money is in and of itself not a bad thing. Neither is the desire to be rich. Bill Gates has made it his life's work to try and solve many of the plights suffered by the poor. There are good people, rich people doing the best they can to try and make the world a better place.
I guess it is all in one's current state that determines how they view the world and their prospects for happiness and security. My view is that it is just as easy to smile as it is to frown. It's just as easy to be kind than to be mean. Holding a door, letting someone in line in front of you...most kindnesses don't take money, but for some reason are often the least given.